Confusion as almost 130,000 will not qualify for EU travel cert

It means around 128,500 people who picked up the virus between late October and the end of January will no longer qualify when the pass is launched.

Tens of thousands of recovered Covid patients may not qualify for the EU's new international travel pass due to confusion over eligibility rules.

The EU Digital Green Certificate is set to launch in Ireland on July 19 and will allow people to travel if they are fully vaccinated, present a negative test or if they have fully recovered from the virus.