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Hockey Coach Used Fake Vaccine Certificate for Beijing Olympics

A hockey coach admitted to using a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine certificate to gain entry into China for the 2022 Winter Olympics. He reportedly paid for the fake document using Bitcoin.

14 Apr, 08:24 — 14 Apr, 08:24
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YahooMostly Factual12h ago

Hockey coach admits using a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to enter China for Olympics

Swiss ice hockey coach Patrick Fischer has admitted he used a certificate falsely claiming he'd been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get around China's travel restrictions for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In a statement late Monday, Fischer said he made a “serious mistake in this matter” by traveling to Beijing with the Switzerland men's team using false paperwork. Swiss public broadcaster SRF said it confronted Fischer with documents showing he was fined nearly 39,000 Swiss francs ($50,000) by...

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Yahoo14 Apr, 08:24First to report

Hockey coach admits using a false COVID-19 vaccine certificate to enter China for Olympics

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vijesti-me14 Apr, 11:55

Hokejaški trener koristio lažni sertifikat o vakcini kako bi ušao...

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danas14 Apr, 13:30

Hokejaški trener koristio lažni sertifikat o vakcini kako bi ušao u Kinu na ZOI 2022.

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20-minuten14 Apr, 17:41Latest update

Mit Bitcoins bezahlt: So kam Fischer an gefälschtes Zertifikat

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