{"id":28503,"date":"2021-04-30T16:59:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/?p=28503"},"modified":"2021-04-30T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:59:59","slug":"government-confirms-nhs-app-used-covid-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/government-confirms-nhs-app-used-covid-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Confirms NHS App To Be Used For COVID Passports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_56_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69eae801a7077\" ><span class=\"\"><span 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/government-confirms-nhs-app-used-covid-passports\/#The_governments_Travel_Secretary_Grant_Shapps_has_confirmed_an_NHS_app_will_be_used_to_house_COVID_Passports_allowing_international_travel_to_recommence_from_the_UK\" title=\"The government\u2019s Travel Secretary Grant\u00a0Shapps\u00a0has confirmed an NHS app will\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0to house\u00a0COVID Passports\u00a0allowing\u00a0international travel\u00a0to recommence from the UK.\u00a0\u00a0\">The government\u2019s Travel Secretary Grant\u00a0Shapps\u00a0has confirmed an NHS app will\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0to house\u00a0COVID Passports\u00a0allowing\u00a0international travel\u00a0to recommence from the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/government-confirms-nhs-app-used-covid-passports\/#Traffic_light_system_given_the_green_light\" title=\"Traffic light system given the green light\">Traffic light system given the green light<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/government-confirms-nhs-app-used-covid-passports\/#What_will_COVID_Passports_look_like\" title=\"What will COVID Passports look like?\">What will COVID Passports look like?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/government-confirms-nhs-app-used-covid-passports\/#Dom_Rep_doing_it_right\" title=\"Dom Rep doing it right\">Dom Rep doing it right<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_governments_Travel_Secretary_Grant_Shapps_has_confirmed_an_NHS_app_will_be_used_to_house_COVID_Passports_allowing_international_travel_to_recommence_from_the_UK\"><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The government\u2019s Travel Secretary Grant\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW258927919 BCX0\">Shapps<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has confirmed an NHS app will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">be\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">used\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">to house<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID Passports\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">allowing<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0international travel<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW258927919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to recommence from the UK.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW258927919 BCX0\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142458001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142458001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW142458001 BCX0\">Shapps<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142458001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also confirmed we can expect to get the low down on <strong>which countries Brits\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142458001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">can travel to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142458001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">without having to\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142458001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #000000;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>quarantine<\/strong> \u201cin the next couple of weeks\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW142458001 BCX0\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28498\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28498\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grant-shapps.jpg\" alt=\"Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been heading up the government's Global Travel Taskforce\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grant-shapps.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/grant-shapps-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been heading up the government&#8217;s Global Travel Taskforce. Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/number10gov\/49926552026\/in\/photostream\/\">Flickr<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Traffic_light_system_given_the_green_light\"><\/span>Traffic light system given the green light<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Part of the fallout from Boris Johnson\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recent <a title=\"What does the Government\u2019s Roadmap Mean for Travel?\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/governments-roadmap-mean-travel\/\">Roadmap<\/a> to Recovery press conference<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the Prime Minister <strong>confirm<\/strong><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which countries Britons would be able to travel to quarantine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-free<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These countries would be designated in a <a title=\"Everything You Need To Know About The New, International Travel, Traffic Light System\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/04\/travel-traffic-light-system\/\">\u201ctraffic light\u201d system<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As of yet,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0we haven&#8217;t had any clear direction from the government as to which countries will fall into which area of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">colour-coded<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">system.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28350\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2020\/12\/boris-johnson.jpg\" alt=\"Boris Johnson announced new Coronavirus restrictions recently\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/boris-johnson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/boris-johnson-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Johnson&#8217;s Roadmap told us the traffic lights system was coming, now it appears to finally be on the horizon. Image: Flickr: Pippa Fowler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, along with the announcement\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of COVID Passports via an NHS app, <strong>Mr\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shapps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also confirmed we should see\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">categorisation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>for each nation very soon<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s thought that Spain will be one of the first countries to enter the \u201cgreen list\u201d with quarantine-free travel being allowed from June.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, before we\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">know\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">where we can go, many have been asking for confirmation of how international travel will work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_will_COVID_Passports_look_like\"><\/span>What will COVID Passports look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With lots of the international coronavirus recovery conversation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">centring<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0around the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">use of <a title=\"Are COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Around the Corner?\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/01\/vaccine-passports\/\">vaccine passports<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Members of the EU were also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">looking at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the possibility of running \u201c<a title=\"Making Sense Of The EU\u2019s Prospective Travel \u2018Green Certificates\u2019 Rollout\" href=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/green-certificates-rollout\/\">green certificates<\/a>\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to allow for negative testing as a condition for travel,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rather than a passport system focused on vaccine uptake.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Travel Secretary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">confirmed this week that an <strong>NHS app will be utilised for Brits to prove their vaccinatio<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>n status<\/strong> or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to provide a negative test<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28410\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28410\" src=\"https:\/\/blogimg.bluebaytravel.co.uk\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID-tests.jpg\" alt=\"COVID 19 tests being processed in a lab\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID-tests.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluebaytravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/COVID-tests-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new NHS app should house vaccination and testing statuses of travellers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The government have been quick to clarify<strong> the NHS app used for COVID Passports would not be the same one as is\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">currently\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in operation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00a0track and trace<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking to the media this week<strong> the Travel Secretary said:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It will be the NHS app that is used for people when they book appointments with the NHS and so on, to be able to show you&#8217;ve had a vaccine or that you&#8217;ve had testing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He then went on to add he would be working with international partners to ensure the UK\u2019s COVID Passport was universally recognised and accepted.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dom_Rep_doing_it_right\"><\/span>Dom Rep doing it right<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This latest batch of announcements from the government will only go to encourage the growing good feeling surrounding the travel indu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With all eyes now on 17 May and that proposed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">re-opening<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of international travel, the <strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong> have become the latest country to announce they\u2019re\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">looking forward to accepting tourists from the UK again without the need to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">present even a negative PCR test<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dom Rep\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0vaccine rollout<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0process<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a leader in the Caribbean and Central America<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with <strong>over 750,000 people now fully vaccinated<\/strong> and over one million having had their first jab.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government\u2019s Travel Secretary Grant\u00a0Shapps\u00a0has confirmed an NHS app will\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0to house\u00a0COVID Passports\u00a0allowing\u00a0international travel\u00a0to recommence from the 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