First version of Covid certificate announced

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Thursday, 3 June 2021 05:59

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How the new Covid certificate will work and what it will look like has been released by the Federal Office of technology.

It will be available as a mobile phone app or a hard PDF copy. 

Both versions will have a QR code that will be able to be read by restaurant and bar managers and event organizers. 

The certificate will be valid for 6 months after the second dose or recovered from Covid. It will work for 72 hours after a negative test. 

The QR code issued by Switzerland will be compatible with a similar system being rolled out by the EU. 

It will be operational by the end of the month. 
 

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