🔴Leaked Government report: Vaccine passports could fuel Covid and cost venues millions.
The policy could push more people away from stadiums into poorly ventilated pubs and require large venues to hire 5,700 new stewards.
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@Telegraph has seen an internal analysis of the economic and social impact of Covid-19 certification written by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Across the 13 pages are a series of concerns about how the policy would work and its knock-on implications
Boris Johnson has said Covid-19 certification - which would see people having to show proof of two Covid jabs before entry - could be adopted in England as part of his “Plan B".
❌Though no final decisions have been taken
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Under Government proposals, Covid certification would be required at:
📌Indoor settings with 500 or more attendees
📌Outdoor settings with 4,000 or more attendees
📌Any venue with 10,000 or more attendees
📌Nightclubs
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🏴Scotland had already adopted a vaccine passport scheme.
The first weekend of its enforcement was dubbed an “unmitigated disaster” by the Scottish Hospitality Group
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The impact assessment states adopting the system at Premier League games could result in “bottlenecks” outside stadiums meaning not everyone’s Covid-19 status would be checked.
💰It was also estimated that the turnover of affected venues could drop between £345m and £2.067bn
✅Some potential positive impacts are also noted, with reference made to opinion polls showing that more people would feel safer to attend such events if Covid-19 certification was adopted
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DCMS sources did not dispute the accuracy of the document.
A spokesperson for the department said: “There is good evidence to suggest certification would have a beneficial impact on infection rates and it would also avoid the need for capacity caps or closures”
Read the full details of the document👇
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