Health Ministry implementing issuance of COVID-19 Digital Vaccination Certificates

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is in the process of implementing the issuance of COVID-19 Digital Vaccination Certificates in two weeks' time. This follows South Africa’s decision not to allow travellers with Vaccination Cards entry into the country anymore, as it will only accept Digital COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates for entry. The Ministry, in collaboration with the African Union and Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), with technical support from the PanaBios Consortium, has already implemented the Trusted Travel System (TTS) to authenticate and verify travellers' COVID-19 test results certificates. The Trusted Vaccine module in the Trusted Travel System has now been customised for Namibia to issue digital certificates. The Ministry is, in the meantime, engaging South African authorities on possible interim measures to facilitate entry for travellers from Namibia into South Africa until such time that the Trusted vaccines system is rolled out. Currently, those who wish to travel to South Africa are advised to obtain negative PCR COVID-19 test results, as required by South Africa.

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