He was already required to cross most of the intra-European borders. The health pass is now necessary to access many places and activities. In France, it is extended this Monday, August 9 - with a week of "running-in" confirmed by the government spokesperson - to all planes, trains and long-distance buses, as well as to cafes, restaurants, shopping centers, hospitals , retirement homes, medico-social establishments. This is in addition to places of leisure and culture bringing together more than 50 people: cinemas, nightclubs, performance halls, amusement parks, concert halls, festivals and sports halls.
In Europe, several of our neighbors have adopted similar measures.
From restaurants to spas to museums and theaters, it's hard to avoid in the main summer destinations.
Except in Switzerland or Great Britain where it is, for the moment, only optional.
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How to get the EU digital Covid certificate?
The EU digital Covid certificate, or European health pass, is given to people who have completed a complete vaccination schedule, recovered from Covid (via positive test dating at least 11 days and less than 6 months) or tested negative ( valid 72 hours for a PCR test and 48 hours for an antigen).
In France, the vaccination certificate for the second injection is delivered directly in European format. You can therefore present the QR code at the top right of the document at the border control and at the places requesting the sanitary pass. If you lose your paper document, it is possible to download it in PDF format from the Health Insurance website. You can reprint it, or keep it in digital format for display on your screen if needed. A photo of the document may suffice. The vaccination certificate can also be integrated into the “TousAntiCovid” application. All you have to do is flash the QR code at the bottom left of the vaccination certificate.
For people cured of Covid-19 and those tested negative, the process to obtain the European certificate is described on the government website.
Italy
In Italy, restaurant owners and managers are also responsible for monitoring their customers.
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Since August 6, 2021, several activities have been reserved for people who can present the European health pass in Italy.
People over 12 are asked to access restaurants, bars, ice cream parlors and pastry shops, for consumption at the table indoors;
shows open to the public and sporting events, outdoors and indoors;
museums, places of culture, exhibitions, swimming pools and gymnasiums, private parties, such as wedding parties, festivals and fairs, conferences and conventions, spas and wellness centers, game rooms, betting houses, bingo halls and casinos .
It is also compulsory for tourist trips entering and leaving the territories classified in red or orange.
As of this date, this does not concern any Italian region.
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Greece
To access certain places in Greece, you must be able to present a vaccination certificate, a negative PCR test less than 72 hours or antigenic less than 48 hours, or a positive test more than 30 days and less than 180 days.
This concerns museums, archaeological sites and historical monuments indoors and outdoors, entertainment centers, musical stages and nightclubs.
Access to the islands is also subject to the same conditions, with the exception of the islands of Euboea, Lefkada and Salamina.
For certain places and activities, negative tests are not accepted, as specified by the French Embassy in Greece.
These are the interior rooms of restaurants, cinemas and shows.
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P
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In Portugal, presentation of the EU's Covid digital certificate is required to dine inside a restaurant on weekends and on public holidays.
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The presentation of the EU Covid digital certificate is required to access hotels and other tourist accommodation, restaurants (indoors) on weekends (from Friday 7 p.m.) and on public holidays. This also applies to gyms (for group lessons), spas, casinos, bingos, cultural, sporting or corporate events with more than 1,000 people outdoors or 500 people indoors, and for weddings and baptisms with more than 10 people.
In Portugal, four types of tests are authorized for the unvaccinated: PCR test carried out within 72 hours, antigen test carried out within 48 hours, self-test carried out in the presence of a healthcare professional or in a pharmacy who can attest to the result in the 24 hours preceding its presentation or a self-test carried out at the entrance of the establishment in the presence of the site manager.
An easing of restrictions is expected in early September.
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Croatia
Gatherings of more than 100 people and public gatherings of less than 100 people ending after midnight are subject to presentation of the EU digital covid certificate.
For bars and nightclubs in Croatia, no time limit provided that customers have a health pass.
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Denmark
Denmark is the first European country to have implemented the health pass.
Since April, it has been requested to enter the interior spaces of restaurants, bars and cafes, but not on the terrace.
Entrance to theaters, concert halls and cinemas accommodating more than 500 people is also subject to the health pass, as are outdoor concerts and stadiums accommodating more than 2000 people and water parks.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has implemented a more flexible version of the health pass for restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs, theaters, theaters, and cinemas.
Entry is conditioned by the presentation of a negative PCR test less than 7 days or negative antigen less than 72 hours, vaccination or recovery, and wearing an FFP2 / KN95 mask.
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