Nightclubs and cinemas have hit back at the government over plans to introduce coronavirus passports and said that they will not require them as long as the scheme remains voluntary.
Two of the biggest nightclub chains in England, Rekom UK and Tokyo Industries, said that they would reopen next week without checking customers’ Covid-19 vaccination or test status.
Nightclubs and large events are being urged to ask people to demonstrate they have had two doses of the vaccine, a negative test or recent recovery from the virus on their NHS Covid-19 app as a requirement for entry.
Boris Johnson said at a press conference on Monday that it was “a matter of social responsibility”.
Peter Marks, chief executive of Rekom UK, said yesterday that its
