[ad_1]
Holidaymakers in France face the chaos of vaccine passports as their NHS codes are not accepted.
France extended its health subscription on Monday to cover bars, cafes and other public spaces in addition to museums and other crowded places.
Although Britons can upload digital QR codes provided by the NHS to the All Anti Covid app, also known as Health Pass, some sites are already struggling to read them.
Unvaccinated people can also take Covid-19 tests to access the sites, but the results of these must be printed or downloaded to the app.
Other companies across France have categorically refused to accept proof of British vaccination, insisting that the national pass or accreditation recognized by the European Union is required instead.
These include some of the venues participating in the Rencontres d’Arles, the world’s largest photography festival currently taking place on the French Riviera.
James Hyman, 54, an art dealer and collector from London, is currently attending the festival with his wife Claire, who works as an NHS surgeon.
He told the Telegraph it was a ‘lottery’ to find out which sites accepted his NHS QR codes.
“All around the city of Arle there are different photo exhibitions,†he said. “At each location you have to show proof of vaccination and show your ticket, but you can’t go anywhere without showing your pass.
“I went somewhere yesterday and they turned me away and said ‘we don’t accept the NHS app and you have to get the French version’, which I don’t have access to.
“The rule seems to be that unless you can speak up they won’t accept the NHS app as proof and they seem to think it’s legitimate. I’m trying again today, but I’m not sure we can fit anywhere.
Mr Hyman claimed there should have been clearer guidance on the government website after France was taken off the UK’s amber-plus travel list, meaning Britons fully vaccinated are no longer required to self-quarantine when they return home.
“There should be a warning that you will be turned away from certain places,†he said.
“Someone should still warn you that if they apply what appears to be their law, they will not give the British access, and the first time I heard of it should not have been in France itself. “
[ad_2]
