Italian police bust fake health pass scheme on Telegram app


FILE PHOTO: A woman has her Green Pass (health pass) checked before entering a pizzeria as Italy brings in tougher restrictions where a proof of immunity will be required to access an array of services and leisure activities, in Rome, Italy, August 6, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Italian police on Monday blocked several groups on mobile messaging app Telegram where users could buy fake COVID-19 health passes required to access an array of services and leisure activities.

The so-called Green Pass is a digital or paper certificate that shows if someone has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, has tested negative or recently recovered from the virus.

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