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Italy imposes 'green pass' restrictions on unvaccinated people
Source: The Guardian
Italy imposes ‘green pass’ restrictions on unvaccinated people
Government seeks to drive up vaccination rate amid resurgence in coronavirus infections
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Thu 22 Jul 2021 19.27 BST
The Italian prime minister, Mario Draghi, has urged all Italians to get Covid-19 jabs after his government approved restrictions on unvaccinated citizens as it scrambles to contain a resurgence of infections.
Draghi told a press conference on Thursday that the country needed to act quickly to avoid the kind of infection levels that are being seen in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, as well as to protect the economy.
From 5 August, entry to stadiums, museums, theatres, cinemas, exhibition centres, swimming pools and gyms will only be allowed upon presentation of a “green pass”.
The pass, which is an extension of the EU’s digital Covid certificate, will also be required in order to be served indoors at restaurants.
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Government seeks to drive up vaccination rate amid resurgence in coronavirus infections
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Thu 22 Jul 2021 19.27 BST
The Italian prime minister, Mario Draghi, has urged all Italians to get Covid-19 jabs after his government approved restrictions on unvaccinated citizens as it scrambles to contain a resurgence of infections.
Draghi told a press conference on Thursday that the country needed to act quickly to avoid the kind of infection levels that are being seen in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, as well as to protect the economy.
From 5 August, entry to stadiums, museums, theatres, cinemas, exhibition centres, swimming pools and gyms will only be allowed upon presentation of a “green pass”.
The pass, which is an extension of the EU’s digital Covid certificate, will also be required in order to be served indoors at restaurants.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/22/italy-covid-19-green-pass-vaccinations-restrictions