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.
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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
A French police officer performs educational checks of health passes and verifies the correct application of controls by the manager of a cinema in Amneville, eastern France. — AFP
This picture taken in Paris on Aug 16, 2021 shows a sign, displayed at the entrance of the Beaugrenelle shopping center, requesting visitors to provide a mandatory Covid-19 health pass to access the mall. — AFP
A Covid-19 health pass sign beside a visitor entrance at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on Aug 6, 2021. — Bloomberg
A worker scans a visitors Covid-19 smartphone health pass at the entrance to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on Aug 6, 2021. — Bloomberg
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