Denmark will issue coronavirus passports to people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus passports will be issued at the end of February, Denmark’s interim finance minister, Morten Bodskov, said on Wednesday, reported the Financial Times.
There will also be a digital form of the passport, but it will not be available for another two to three months. More details could be added to the digital passport, such as whether a person tested positive for antibodies, Bodskov said.
The Danish government will make these passports in consultation with cultural and business organizations. They will also take into account the requests of the European Union.
“It is absolutely crucial for us to restart Danish society so that companies can get back on track,” Bodskov said.
The government hopes that these passports will help bring Denmark back to pre-coronavirus days, allowing business people to travel abroad, hold sporting events to host fans and hold concerts.
Denmark has had almost 200,000 cases of coronavirus along with more than 2,000 deaths. Denmark, along with many other countries, has closed many normal activities in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus.
The coronavirus vaccine raises new hopes, but officials say the world still has a long way to go to fight the pandemic.