The new measures, decided by the Italian government on Wednesday, will be effective from January 10, mainly on leisure.
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The Italian government, confronted with epidemics due to the Omicron variant, decided on Wednesday, December 29 that vaccination passes are required for transportation, hotels, restaurant terraces, exhibitions and congresses as well as swimming pools and gyms. According to the law of the decree that these measures will come into effect from Monday, January 10th “Introducing Emergency Measures to Control the Spread of Govt-19 Infection” Adopted during the Council of Ministers chaired by Mario Tragi.
Until now, it was enough to have a “basic” health pass to travel by train and plane, which can be obtained thanks to the vaccine but with a negative test. The so-called “Reinforced Health Pass” vaccine in Italy is obtained only with a complete vaccination cycle or after recovery from Covit-19. In Italy, vaccination passes are currently required for certain professional categories, such as health workers and law enforcement personnel.
The government on Wednesday also decided to lift the ten-day isolation for Covit-19 vaccine or cured contact cases. Those who have not been vaccinated should continue to respect the ten-day isolation. This relaxation of the segregation rules is aimed at preventing the paralysis of certain sectors, such as transportation, where, for example, many trains are canceled due to the isolation of large numbers of staff.
Like its European neighbors, Italy is currently facing a significant resurgence of epidemics. Nearly 100,000 new cases (98,020) were registered on Wednesday, and more than 600,000 people are currently positive.
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