European Union Ambassador to India, Ugo Astuto, on Tuesday clarified that there was no ban on India's Covishield vaccine. He said the European Union had set up a new system of Digital Covid Certificate which was meant to facilitate travel within the European Union. "It is to clarify there is no banning on Covishield, we have set up in place a new system of Digital Covid Certificate which is meant to facilitate travel within the European Union," Ambassador of the European Union to India said. The 27-member European bloc is introducing the EU Digital Covid Certificate to facilitate safe free movement during the Covid pandemic within the EU. Europe's vaccine passport programme, which allowed recipients to travel to and from Europe with fewer roadblocks, may not recognise recipients of the Covishield vaccine.

Source: Mint June 29, 2021 14:28 UTC