Transport secretary Grant Shapps said he would be keeping a ‘close eye’ on the app as it remained an ‘important tool’ in monitoring Covid-19 amid concerns people are deleting it to avoid self-isolation after close contact with coronavirus cases. He added that the government was ‘actively working’ on plans to accept vaccination certificates from travellers who have received a coronavirus jab in other countries.

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