麻豆传媒映画

Some 20,000 Covid health pass bracelets will be made available in establishments in tourist areas including Bordeaux, Arcachon Bay and Saint-Emilion.

The initiative is part of a trial run by hotel union Union des m茅tiers et des industries de l'H么tellerie (l'UMIH) and has been approved by authorities in the Gironde department.

Deputy prefect for security, Martin Guespereau, said the prefecture had worked on the trial to make sure the bracelets 鈥渇ollowed the rules鈥� to allow wearers entry to venues such as restaurants and bars.

President of UMIH-33, Laurent Tournier, told : 鈥淭he principle is that the client can voluntarily go to a venue, where they are probably a regular, and show the manager proof of being fully vaccinated and of their identity.

鈥淭hen they will get a bracelet鈥� that cannot be taken off鈥� that will allow them to re-enter the venue without being checked again.鈥�

He said that the health pass had reduced turnover for restaurant owners, and that bracelets would 鈥渕ake access easier for clients鈥�.

The bracelets will be marked with the first three letters of the name of the establishment, and will have 鈥減ass sanitaire UMIH 33鈥� written on them. They will allow entry to around 200 establishments taking part in the trial.

Police will be able to check health passes, but not the bracelets. 鈥淲e thought if it works, that is great, if it doesn鈥檛, we can stop everything,鈥� said Mr Guespereau.

Local restaurant owner Charl猫ne Lagnier told BFMTV: 鈥淚t鈥檒l make things easier. It will be two times faster for us, and we will lose less time checking health passes.鈥�

However, Laurent Lutse, president of cafes, brasseries, and nightlife venues at UIMH, said remaining legal concerns over using the bracelets had been raised with the interior ministry.

He said: 鈥淵ou need a QR code, rather than a number on a bracelet, otherwise there will be fraud.鈥�

Related stories

In which French departments is mask-wearing currently obligatory?

Police begin spot checks on French restaurants for Covid pass checks