OK, we now have clarity about the issues with NHS ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ QR codes again (incorrectly) showing INVALID โ in ๐ซ๐ท TAC Verif app this morning
On iOS upgrading TAC Verif to 1.7.0 (latest version) fixed it - showed VALID โ again
On ๐ค v 1.6.2 (latest version) it worked all along
But there *is* a separate issue with TAC Verif on ๐ค... that's connected to language!
I've now checked this with @Etienne_Sheff and we can confirm that *even if* the phone language is not set to English, ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ NHS QR codes *still* show as VALID - as they should
In other words: the problem @X_Cli_Public identifies DOES NOT impact the ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ NHS QR code verification!
So
1๏ธโฃ for ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ NHS ๐๐ it still works as it should
2๏ธโฃ if you face a problem, check a venue has updated its TAC Verif app
3๏ธโฃ hopefully the separate issue with the ๐ค app will be patched soon!
Armed with my EU Digital COVID Pass, I am going on holiday on 7 August and will not be on Twitter
So here is a *complete* explainer thread about COVID passes and QR codes for travel, especially for those travelling from ๐ฌ๐ง to ๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ญ๐ณ๐ด๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฎ, before I go!
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๐ช๐บ Digital COVID Pass scheme (that works in ๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ญ๐ณ๐ด๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฎ) is a QR code based system to demonstrate your vaccination status
The code looks like this and - importantly - it does not matter HOW you show it. On paper, on a phone, laser etched into wood - it's your call!
For those ๐๐ in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and Northern Ireland there is a similar system (๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ has not been launched yet, will be similar)
A QR code demonstrates your vaccination status - example below
But ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and Northern Ireland, and ๐ช๐บ systems are not fully compatible
It's north along the coast from Barcelona on the Rodalies R1 commuter line (bottom right)
Integration of suburban rail into Spanish timetables is awful, but this site has the timetables for the Rodalies lines in the Barcelona area rodalies.gencat.cat/en/horaris/
Latest departure: 22:54, arrives Canet de Mar at 23:56
After discussions with @ruthpadel and @stevegreen39 I've run the rule over the COVID apps / vaccine certification situation for those vaccinated in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and Northern Ireland travelling to ๐ฎ๐น
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Italian residents can prove their vaccination status using the IO app
The prerequisites: letter from NHS ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ or Northern Ireland confirming vaccination status, with QR code on it, and Corona-Warn-App latest version (2.6.1 on iOS)
Up until today's new Corona-Warn-App update, if you imported a NHS QR code into the app it just displayed it, and did not do any validation
For that you needed the *separate* CovPassCheck App (which is only in ๐ฉ๐ช app stores - bit of a pain, but I diverge)