Official: Unvaccinated athletes on the ice in Italy since January 10

Harsh measures to try to deal with the pandemic and in the field of sports the Italians take. As the Minister of Health made known through his statements, athletes who have not been vaccinated (or have not been ill in the last 7 months) and will not do so until January 10th, then will enter the. ice and they will be barred from participating until the end of the season.

“Vaccine athletes will not be allowed to play again this season. The pandemic is a difficult situation and we can not make other sacrifices, as we have done a lot in the last two years. We have made a clear distinction with this decree between those who are vaccinated and those who decide not to do so. Let us not forget that eight out of 10 intensive care beds are occupied by unvaccinated people.

We hope that there can be a greater sense of personal responsibility in the stadiums as well, as we have seen too many fans recently not wearing masks. We all need to make this sacrifice together. “Other countries have taken a tougher line by closing their stadiums, but we believe that the reduction to 50% will be enough, as long as the rules are followed,” he said.

A decision is now expected on what will happen in the European Games, ie whether the participation of unvaccinated football players who participate in teams of other countries and will go to Italy for his matches will be banned. Champions League, Europa League και Europa Conference League.

The Italian Ministry of Health confirmed that athletes who refuse a COVID-19 vaccine ‘will not be allowed to play’ again this season, raising questions about how it will impact foreign teams visiting Italy for cup competitions https://t.co/c3ibslqtM1 #SerieA #UCL #UEL #UECL

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