dufus Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 The downloadable sheet includes information in Danish, English and French and is intended for use abroad. Denmark's government has launched coronavirus passports, which all adult residents can freely download from the national health website, TV2 reported. The idea is to use the passports when travelling abroad as a token of their health and safety. In order to obtain one, Danish citizens must first apply to be tested at the coronaprover.dk website. If the test comes back negative, they can subsequently download an official coronavirus certificate by logging into the country's national health website. The passport is only available for download if the test is negative and less than seven days old. “In many places you might be required to document a negative COVID-19 test, and with the new COVID-19 passport, we now have a digital offering for Danes who need to be able to bring official documentation of a test on their journey,” Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said. Children over the age of 15 will be able to log in and receive their passports themselves, whereas parents will secure passports for younger children. Michael Svane, chief executive of the Confederation of Danish Transport, welcomed the move, suggesting that it will “certainly help Danes who have to travel with work or privately”. “We are (living) in a time when, as a traveller, you encounter many obstacles. But the COVID-19 passport is easy to access and very easy to use,” Svane mused. Denmark closed its borders to tourists in mid-March to curb the spread of coronavirus. Since then, however, it has opened again to travellers from several countries who meet more objective requirements. Among other things, the share of people infected must be below 20 per 100,000 inhabitants in the country. Denmark currently requires Swedes living in the border regions of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge to produce negative tests before crossing the border into Denmark, unless they have a “worthy reason” to do so. Earlier this year, the World Health Organisation warned against so-called “immunity passports”, which would allow people who have had COVID-19 and recovered to travel more safely, stressing that the extent of immunity is still within reasonable doubt. The idea also sparked ethical concerns, implying the advent of an “antibody elite”. Nevertheless, several countries are in the process of creating such systems. Among others, Estonia is working on an “immunity passport”, while Chile is also planning a “release certificate”. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Quote In order to obtain one, Danish citizens must first apply to be tested at the coronaprover.dk website. If the test comes back negative, they can subsequently download an official coronavirus certificate by logging into the country's national health website. The passport is only available for download if the test is negative and less than seven days old. Sounds like it's about the 'virus test'. A negative result does not mean that you were not infected after the test: negative test allowing to get a certificate even for infected people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanderthunder Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 hours ago, dufus said: Denmark's government has launched coronavirus passports, which all adult residents can freely download from the national health website, TV2 reported. The idea is to use the passports when travelling abroad as a token of their health and safety. In order to obtain one, Danish citizens must first apply to be tested at the coronaprover.dk website. If the test comes back negative, they can subsequently download an official coronavirus certificate by logging into the country's national health website. The passport is only available for download if the test is negative and less than seven days old. “In many places you might be required to document a negative COVID-19 test, and with the new COVID-19 passport, we now have a digital offering for Danes who need to be able to bring official documentation of a test on their journey,” Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said. Interesting. But how other countries react to the news is one question. Like Malaysia, those who wish to enter the country will required to get approval from Malaysia Immigration Department (exception can be given depending on Malaysian Government stipulations) and undergone COVID-19 test at their country of origin three days before departure. Nonetheless, one must check with the country's regulations on allowing foreigners, not all countries are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, zanderthunder said: COVID-19 test at their country of origin three days before departure. Same thing: what if infected between the test and the departure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanderthunder Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, mp68terr said: Same thing: what if infected between the test and the departure? For my country, they will be required also to fill up health declaration form and they will conduct checks at the arrival as well. If the health declaration form doesn't tally with the results of the health test conducted before departure or even any suspicion on inconsistencies, they will most probably required for a second test on the airport itself. And the second test, they have to pay. If positive detected during the test at airport, they will be sent directly to hospital for treatment. If negative detected during the test at airport, they will be subjected to 14-day quarantine (bear in mind, they are also subjected to supervision by authorities during quarantine) where at the 13th day of their quarantine, another test will be conducted to ensure that the person is confirmed free from the virus. What I'm writing here is for how authorities in Malaysia dealing with returning Malaysians or foreigners going to Malaysia, other countries might have another way of approach to deal with that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp68terr Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Rather strict rules to decrease the probability of infected people to enter. 👍 Not much choice these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanderthunder Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 hours ago, mp68terr said: Rather strict rules to decrease the probability of infected people to enter. 👍 That's the only way for now, until situation is controlled and a vaccine is found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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