To Make Workplaces Safer, Estonia Comes Up With A Unique Feature - Digital Immunity Passports
In a significant move encouraged by the use of modern technology, northern European country of Estonia has started to test one of the world¡¯s first digital immunity passports.
In a significant move encouraged by the use of modern technology, northern European country of Estonia has started to test one of the world¡¯s first digital immunity passports.
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Created by a team including founders of global tech startups Transferwise and Bolt, the transition to digital seeks a safer return to workplaces following the coronavirus lockdown.
A digital immunity passport collects testing data and enables people to share their immunity status with a third party, like an employer, using a temporary QR-code generated after digital authentication.
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¡°Digital immunity passport aims to diminish fears and stimulate societies all over the globe to move on with their lives amidst the pandemic,¡± AFP quoted Taavet Hinrikus, founder of Transferwise, as saying,
Many countries and businesses are rushing to develop apps for contact-tracing.
Radisson hotels and food producer PRFoods are among the first companies that have started to test the passport.
¡°We are seeking every solution to have our employees back to work and clients sleeping in our hotels again,¡± Kaido Ojaperv, CEO of Radisson Blu Sky Hotel at Tallinn, was quoted by AFP as saying.
Estonia, which has so far recorded 64 deaths due to COVID-19 and 1,791 infections, has started to ease the lockdown measures this month, and opened last week with other small European nations like Lithuania and Latvia.
