Vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19

TOKYO: Japan on Monday started accepting applications for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally. According to the Japanese government, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria and Poland have agreed to ease COVID-19 quarantine rules for the holders of the Japanese certificates, and South Korea will accept them as one of the documents required to exempt holders from quarantine requirements, reports Xinhua news agency. The Japanese government is currently negotiating with other countries to expand the use of its vaccine passports. (IANS)

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