The Italian government announced Monday that it is lifting the obligation for foreign travelers to present a COVID-19 vaccination certificate, a recent recovery from the disease or a negative SARS-CoV-2 test in order to be allowed. the entry into the territory.
The obligation to present a health pass for entering the peninsula “will not be extended” beyond May 31, clarified the Italian Ministry of Health.
Italy, the first country to be hit by the new coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, has imposed some of the strictest restrictions, in particular the mandatory presentation of a health pass in the world of work.
However, with the reduction of infections and the increase of vaccination coverage of the population, most of the measures imposed by Rome have now been lifted, although masks are still mandatory on public transport and in schools.
Yesterday Monday, the Italian authorities announced that they recorded in 62 hours 62 deaths due to complications of COVID-19 and 7,537 cases of SARS-CoV-2. Since the onset of the crisis, Italy has counted 166,631 deaths from the disease, according to official figures. It is the second heaviest official casualty rate in Europe, behind only Britain, and the eighth heaviest in the world.
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