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DUBLIN, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Irish-based Health Passport Europe has partnered with Big Concerts and The

Entertainment Group to safely re-open the events industry in South Africa,

using latest developments in rapid COVID-19 testing and the secure Health

Passport Europe mobile technology.

The live event RECHARGE 2020 took place on December 21st in Cape Town, South

Africa, at the Grand Cafe & Beach venue, with multiple live acts and DJs. The

event passed off safely to represent an important stepping-stone towards a

wider reopening of live events in 2021.

The platform, which efficiently supports COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, is

set to be deployed at events in Italy and Portugal, where the system can be

used to safely re-open the tourist sector.

How Health Passport Europe Works

Ahead of the RECHARGE 2020 event, all attendees including staff were required

to download and set up the Health Passport Europe mobile app for free. On the

day of the event, everyone was tested for COVID-19 before entering, using

latest rapid antigen tests that are already validated for use in South Africa.

All staff, performers and guests were tested before the event. Multiple

positive detections were successfully made during pre-testing. Anyone who

tested positive was not permitted onto the event site but was given

professional medical advice.

Within 20 minutes of testing, the results are updated privately and securely to

the person's Health Passport Europe app. At entry, security staff were able to

quickly scan the person's ticket and the person's Health Passport Europe app,

and only those with a negative COVID-19 test were allowed into the venue,

ensuring the lowest levels of transmission risk for all. COVID-19 health

guidelines were also followed by all within the event site.

People who presented for pre-testing who had COVID-19 symptoms were not tested

but instead advised to follow national health guidelines.

Justin Van Wyk, CEO of Big Concerts said: "This was an important moment for the

events industry which has been devastated by the pandemic. Using the Health

Passport Europe platform allowed this event to proceed with the highest levels

of risk mitigation, demonstrating the way forward for live events globally. The

system allowed us to offer pre- and post-event testing for maximum reassurance,

protecting attendees, performers and everyone connected with the event."

Robert Quirke, founder of Health Passport Europe, said: "Our team is excited

and humbled to have worked on this project for Cape Town and to have

contributed to the safe reopening of international entertainment and tourism.

The secure technology is engineered to work with all official COVID-19 tests

and vaccinations. Many thousands of people are already using the mobile system

and it is helping industries to return."

The Health Passport Europe platform has been adopted by many leading medical

and pharmacy organisations that are providing COVID-19 testing services. The

technology has passed all trials and development, having been extensively

tested across a range of industries including healthcare, logistics,

hospitality, education, and nursing homes, as well as a trial at Dublin Airport.

The process has already been engineered to safely test over 100,000 people

within 10 hours, with the results, travel certificates or vaccination documents

immediately uploaded within the person's app.

The Health Passport Europe [https://www.healthpassporteurope.com/] system has

been engineered as a secure system for people to store and display their

official COVID-19 vaccination or test status. It is a common international

platform for all industries and the public.

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Source: ROQU Group