{"id":14534,"date":"2021-06-06T15:11:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T13:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m-q.ch\/?p=14534"},"modified":"2021-06-15T16:30:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T14:30:49","slug":"covid-certificate-phased-introduction-from-7-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m-q.ch\/en\/covid-certificate-phased-introduction-from-7-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid certificates are issued in stages"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ordinance on the Covid certificate came into force on 7 June and corresponding certificates are being issued successively by the cantons. Vaccinated, recovered or tested persons should be able to obtain such a document in their respective canton by the end of June 2021, either in electronic or paper form, as promised by the Federal Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Forgery-proof in a QR code<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The system for issuing and verifying Covid certificates is created by the Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (FOITT), which reports to Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer's Department of Finance. According to information, the certificates are issued in both paper and electronic form. Both versions contain the certificate details in readable form as well as forgery-proof in a QR code, provided with an electronic signature of the Confederation, according to the statement. This allows secure verification of the certificate without personal data being transmitted or stored.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two apps<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The cantons define which healthcare institutions may issue Covid certificates. They designate specialists (from vaccination centres, testing centres, hospitals, doctors' surgeries, pharmacies, etc.) as issuers who issue a certificate to vaccinated, recovered and negatively tested persons on request.<\/p>\n

The federal government's system includes, among other things, a retention app that \"COVID Certificate App\"<\/strong>, and a testing app that \"COVID Certificate Check App\"<\/strong>. Both apps will be available free of charge in the official app stores of Google and Apple. In the \"COVID Certificate\" app, the Covid certificate can be carried and presented digitally. The Covid certificate in the app is said to be equivalent to the paper certificate. The \"COVID Certificate Check\" app can be used to check Covid certificates on paper or in the \"COVID Certificate\" app: In doing so, the person checking only sees the surname, first name, date of birth and validity of the Covid certificate, as the Confederation writes.<\/p>\n

How long is the certificate valid?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The certificate is valid<\/p>\n