France has begun requiring teenagers 12 and older to present a Covid-19 “health pass” to enter public sites such as restaurants, sports clubs or cinemas, extending a measure already in place for adults for two months, according to AFP.

The pass, available on paper or as a QR code on phones, proves vaccination, a recent negative Covid test, or inoculation because a person has already had the virus.

A health pass on a mobile phone shown on July 22, 2021. — AFP
A health pass on a mobile phone shown on July 22, 2021. — AFP

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