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US says no to vaccination credentials as WHO restates opposition

Apr 10th 2021, 8:30 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has restated its opposition to vaccination certificates for travellers ahead of reviewing its position at a meeting next week. The WHO’s latest statement came as the US government confirmed it would not require vaccination certificates for US travellers and EU data protection authorities said they would scrutinise both the legal basis for and safeguards around any EU vaccination certification. EU leaders pledged to develop certification “as a matter of urgency” at a summit on March 25 and tourism ministers from 13 EU states subsequently met to discuss the roll-out of a ‘digital green certificate’ showing the Covid-19 status of travellers.

WTTC report reveals tourism suffered loss of almost $5 9 trillion in 2020 due to COVID-19 – Travel Weekly

09 Apr 2021 The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) annual Economic Impact Report reveals the global travel and tourism sector suffered a loss of almost US$4.5 trillion ($5.9 trillion) in 2020. The annual report also shows the sector’s contribution to GDP dropped 49.1 per cent, representing a significant decrease compared to the overall global economy, which dropped by 3.7 per cent last year. Altogether, the sector’s contribution to global GDP plummeted to US$4.7 trillion ($6.14 trillion) in 2020, representing 5.5 per cent of the global economy, from nearly US$9.2 trillion ($12 trillion) the previous year, when it represented 10.4 per cent of the global GDP. In 2019, when global travel and tourism were thriving and generating one in four of all new jobs around the world, the sector contributed 10.6 per cent (334 million) jobs globally, according to the WTTC.

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