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By: Gideon Gottfried Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In this photo illustration a symbolic COVID-19 health passport seen on a smartphone screen. There's much debate in the UK about what such a health passport might look like, and whether it's compatible with the spirit of social gatherings. The UK government just announced a series of pilot events across the country. The fact that Covid-status certification is to be trialed as part of the pilot program is cause for a lot of debate. UK bodies representing night time and hospitality businesses have criticized the hints from government that Covid-status certification may be required in its plans for reopening the night time economies.
By: Gideon Gottfried LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his Feb. 22, press conference.Johnson set out a four-step plan to ease coronavirus restrictions, expressing hope that life could get back to normal by the end of June. UK prime minister Boris Johnson has raised the hopes of many Britons, including those working in live events, that they might return to some form of normalcy by summer. While hardly anyone believes this to mean large-scale festivals will return in 2021 – even though the government's "evidence shows that it is safer for people to meet outdoors rather than indoors" – it's a start.