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Tourists are buying fake COVID-19 test results on the black market to travel

Brazil // United Kingdom // France // 18 November, 2020

Forging or purchasing of COVID test results for the purposes of travel has been identified in Brazil, France and the United Kingdom.

Recent instances:

  • An alleged forgery ring has been selling false test certificates at Charles de Gaulle Airport
  • Brazilian police recently arrested four domestic travellers who forged negative coronavirus tests
  • The Lancashire Telegraph contacted a man who had altered a friend’s negative test and travelled internationally

However, test results are becoming more high-tech, and soon travellers will find it much harder to travel with falsified documents.

The Safe Travels Program in Hawaii, for example, requires visitors to preregister using their online testing program, use an approved testing partner, and upload results to a digital portal. Paper copies are not accepted.

Another example is the ICC / International SOS AOKpass mobile app, which provides trusted recognition of COVID-19 compliance status.

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