Category: certificate

Tennis Player Denies Using Fake COVID-19 Travel Certificate

MELBOURNE, Australia—Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she obtained a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to allow her to travel. A doctor is under investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines and Giorgi’s name was revealed in a long list of people implicated by an Italian newspaper. On Tuesday after…


Sweden to Introduce COVID Vaccine Passes for Indoors Events

STOCKHOLM—The Swedish government plans to introduce a requirement for COVID-19 vaccine passes at indoor events where more than 100 people attend, a step recommended by health officials warning of a rising tide of infections in coming weeks. Infection rates have soared across large swaths of Europe in recent weeks and while Sweden—hard hit at times…


Swiss Will Need COVID Certificates to Go to Bars, Restaurants

ZURICH—People will need to show a COVID-status certificate to enter bars, restaurants, and fitness centers in Switzerland from Monday, the government ordered, in a move to relieve pressure on hospitals that are struggling to cope with the fourth wave of infections. The government last week had held fire on the move—set to last four months…


Marriage Certificate From 1875 Discovered in Thrift Shop Given to Couple’s Great-Granddaughter

A 146-year-old marriage certificate that was discovered in a thrift store has found its home with the help of a plea on Facebook. On July 26, Pam Phelps, an assistant manager at Hope Chest Thrift Store in Bolivia, North Carolina, took to cleaning an old picture of a little girl putting flowers in a black…