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Covid-19 Passport from iProov and Mvine Moves Into Trial Phase
January 13, 2021 GMT
LONDON, SINGAPORE & CATONSVILLE, Md. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 12, 2021
Mvine and iProov announce today their design for a simple, secure and widely recognized Covid-19 immunity and vaccination passport will now move into live testing. The Mvine-iProov passport enables a person’s test result or vaccination status to be registered and proved without disclosing their identity, and without the need for extensive new infrastructure.
With additional backing from Innovate UK, which initially funded the development of a successful working prototype, the Mvine-iProov passport will now be tested by Directors of Public Health within the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Mvine and iProov aim to complete two trials by 31 March 2021, giving Directors of Public Health across the country the confidence to deploy th
Councillor Mohammed Iqbal MBE, Leader of Pendle Council. Eleven mosques in Pendle have paused congregational prayers in a bid to reduce the possible spread of the new Covid variant. This week Lancashire’s Directors of Public Health wrote to places of worship urging them to close during lockdown to protect communities. Their request has been endorsed by the Lancashire Faith and Community Cohesion Group. Councillor Mohammed Iqbal MBE, Leader of Pendle Council, said:“We support this move as we’re seeing a growing number cases in Pendle. “There are very worrying increases in hospital Covid cases, as well as, sadly, more people dying from this deadly virus. We must do all we can to protect people and support the NHS.