Model of general medical certificate in European Union in the context of COVID - 19 pandemic and some recommendations for ASEAN

Abstract

Nowadays, some countries have applied the health certificates to confirm that a person meet the medical conditions so that he or she is not a source to spread virus SARS-CoV-2 to the community in order to facilitate domestic and foreign movement for the certificate holder, thereby contribute to the economic recovery after the severe consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the European Union, the member states have agreed to apply the common health certificate framework, called “The EU Digital COVID Certificate” to facilitate the right of free movement of EU citizens and their family provided that they satisfy the requirement on public health. The article analyzes the legal issues of The EU Digital COVID Certificate, and then, make some recommendations for ASEAN if this framework is implemented.