France’s coronavirus pass now required in restaurants and on trains

A woman walks past signs reading ‘A ticket, a mask, a health pass’ at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris (Adrienne Surprenant/AP)

People in France are now required to show a QR code proving they have a special coronavirus pass to enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country.

The measure is part of a government plan to encourage more people to get the vaccine and to slow down a surge in infections, as the highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for most cases in France.