Trials are expected to begin this week with a new digital health passport, which will be used for air travel. The goal is to eventually help reopen global air traffic after the coronavirus, writes the Financial Times.

The Commonpass project, backed by the World Economic Forum, aims to create the first globally recognized proof that a passenger has tested negative for COVID-19 before a flight. 

The proof is created by downloading a digital certificate to a mobile phone. Commonpass will not conduct any tests but will establish a standard certification for test results, and in the future possibly also proof of vaccination.

United Airlines and Cathay Pacific will begin testing the health passport starting Thursday on routes that include hubs such as London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. 

The aviation industry is hopeful that certificates will be able to get travel moving again, although many governments have so far chosen to rely on tougher measures such as mandatory self-isolation for arriving passengers.

Source: Nyhetsbyrån Direkt