After almost four months of lockdown in England, shops and beer gardens are getting ready to reopen. From next Monday, pub goers will be able to enjoy a pint outside. But when pubs reopen fully in mid-May, the UK government is considering introducing a COVID-19 certificate scheme, which means customers would have to prove they had been vaccinated or be able to present a negative COVID-19 test result. As The World’s Orla Barry reports, the plan has many objectors.
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