Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said on Saturday that 126 centres nationwide have started to issue certificates for people who wish to document that they were vaccinated against coronavirus, a statement by the ministry read.
The certificate costs LE100 for Egyptians and $10 for non-Egyptians, Health Ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed said in the statement.
Megahed noted that the certificates are secured by Egypt’s recently-inaugurated Secured and Smart Documents Complex and have QR codes, which can easily be verified at airports worldwide.
When scanning the QR code via a mobile phone, the certificate holder’s information will appear, Megahed clarified. The certificate will facilitate measures for travellers who earlier had to obtain a vaccination certificate from the Ministry of Health before stamping it at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and translating it at the foreign embassy.
