Denmark to Introduce COVID Vaccine Passport

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Denmark is commercializing a COVID-19 passport that can verify travelers' vaccination status upon entry and exit.

On the 3rd (local time), Denmark's Finance Minister Morten Bødskov announced that the COVID-19 passport will be introduced as early as this month. The plan is to allow travelers to use a document or electronic passport showing proof of completed vaccination when traveling abroad.

The Danish government plans to enable people who have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations to verify this information through the Ministry of Health's website within this month.

Minister Bødskov emphasized at a press conference that it is very important for Danish companies, which consider the global market as their marketplace, to quickly return to normal operations.

Earlier, Iceland, an island nation in Europe, decided to issue a similar COVID-19 vaccination certificate to its citizens.

Like Denmark, Iceland is not a member of the European Union (EU), but it is a member of the Schengen Agreement, which regulates the free movement zone across European borders.

COVID-19 passports announced by Denmark and Iceland are not yet internationally recognized. France and Germany are reluctant to introduce them, as there are still not many vaccinated people, and they are concerned about the possibility of vaccinated individuals transmitting the virus after vaccination.

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