Black market for fake Covid passes flourishes online in France

A woman shows her health pass as she arrives at a restaurant in Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France. A black market for fraudulent health passes has sprung up on Snapchat – despite the risk of jail sentences. — AFP

PARIS: People refusing to get Covid vaccines in France are coughing up hundreds of euros for fake health passes in an online black market that has flourished since the government required them to enter cafes, inter-city trains and other public places.

People have had to show proof they have either been vaccinated, tested negative for Covid or have recovered from the disease in order to enter a museum, cinema or sports venue since July.