FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Cala Gran beach in Cala d'Or in Mallorca and closed nearby hotels due to the pandemic restrictions and lack of tourism during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Spain, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo
(Reuters) - Europe plans to launch a digital health pass scheme in June that it hopes will save this summer's holiday season by making it possible for travellers to prove they have been vaccinated against, or tested negative for, COVID-19.
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HOW WOULD IT WORK?
The pass, issued by a doctor or health centre, would feature a QR code containing pre-authenticated information that a traveller has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or has received a negative PCR test result.