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The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), the European Commission, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have developed a COVID-19 railway protocol. [ 34 ] The recommendations in the protocol address issues such as Physical distancing, Use of face masks, Respiratory etiquette, Hand hygiene, Case management on ...
EUDCC QR code displayed on a smartphone Sample EU Digital COVID Certificate issued by the Czech Republic. The EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC), best known in Italy as the Green Pass and in France as the Sanitary Pass or Health Pass (passe sanitaire), was a digital certificate that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, tested for infection with SARS-CoV-2, or recovered from COVID ...
[2] [3] [4] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first announced plans for such a body in 2020. [2] On 15 September 2021, the EU announced the launch of HERA [3] and the service was established as a directorate-general of the European Commission on 16 September. [5] HERA has been operational since early 2022. [2] [4]
Former seat of ECDC, the Tomteboda School, Solna As EU economic integration and open frontiers increased, cooperation on public health issues became more important. While the idea of creating a European centre for disease control had been discussed previously by public health experts, the 2003 SARS outbreak and the rapid spread of SARS across country borders confirmed the urgency of the ...
In March 2021, [39] the government of China rolled out the world's first [40] COVID-19 vaccine passport system through a partnership [37] with Alipay and WeChat. The system provides a health certificate that includes an individual's vaccine status and the results of COVID-19 testing.
The high infection and mortality rates of the pandemic in countries in the Western Balkans, the Eastern Neighbourhood, and Central and Eastern Europe meant they faced deeper recessions. [13] [14] From 2019 to 2020, there was also a difference in how EU countries were adapting to new COVID-19 regulations, one of them being work from home. The ...
All travelers need to present a negative COVID-19 test. Djibouti: As of 18 July 2020, Djiboutian air, sea and land borders have reopened. [138] Egypt: As of 1 July 2020, Egypt is officially open for tourism. [139] As of 15 August, all passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours before arrival. [140]
The European Commission organized a video conference of world leaders on 4 May 2020 to raise funds for COVID-19 vaccine development. US$8 billion was raised. [98] The European Commission issued a new multi-year data plan in February 2020 pushing the digitalization of all aspects of EU society for the benefit of civic and economic growth.