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Breakthrough for air travel as Singapore becomes first government to accept digital COVID-19 test results for immigration purposes
News • Singapore, 23/12/2020
ICC has announced the first ever use of a digital travel pass by a national immigration authority to verify the Covid-19 status of inbound travellers, following the conclusion of a ground-breaking pilot in partnership with International SOS and the Government of Singapore.
Singapore becomes first government to use a digital health certificate to verify the Covid-19 status of inbound travellers for immigration purposes;
First Use of a Digital COVID-19 Health Certificate to Cross an International Border Completed by Traveller to Singapore Published : Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 9:11 am ACROFAN=Businesswire | webmaster@businesswire.com | SNS
Facilitating the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic
SINGAPORE (BUSINESS WIRE) International SOS, the International Chamber of Commerce, and AOKpass Pte. Ltd. have announced the first use of ICC AOKpass to provide a digitally verifiable COVID-19 health certificate for entrance to Singapore. The ability to authenticate health records at border points of entry will help to facilitate the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic.
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Facilitating the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic
International SOS, the International Chamber of Commerce, and AOKpass Pte. Ltd. have announced the first use of ICC AOKpass to provide a digitally verifiable COVID-19 health certificate for entrance to Singapore. The ability to authenticate health records at border points of entry will help to facilitate the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic.
On 21st December, a Singapore citizen returning from Japan on Singapore Airlines flight SQ637 successfully used the ICC AOKpass for the first time, to officially present a negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) digital test result for arrival verification at Changi Airport s immigration counters. This was the first time an immigration authority has used a blockchain based, digitally verifiable health certificate. Shinagawa East Medical Centre, issued the digital certificate on ICC A