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Those who are jabbed will have to get a pre-departure test, though
Italy just got a little harder to visit - even for EU nationals. The government there has made it obligatory for people arriving from other EU countries and who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 to spend five days in quarantine with an order signed by Health Minister Roberto Speranza, amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant.
Furthermore, people who are vaccinated will have to take a test for the coronavirus to confirm they are negative before departing, starting as of Thursday (16 December) and until 31 January.
Quarantine for the unvaccinated and a negative test for those who are jabbed has already been mandatory for arrivals from outside the EU, but it wasn’t a requirement for travellers inside the bloc until now.
At their meeting on 14 December, the Italian Council of Ministers also approved a decree-law on the extension of the State of Emergency until 31 March 2022.
This means that the Head of the Civil Protection Department will retain his extraordinary powers deriving from the state of emergency. Through a provision of the decree approved by the Council, the obligation to carry a Super Green pass has been extended until 31 March. The same was set to expire on 15 January.
The move prevents the non-vaccinated in Italy from attending areas, such as indoor restaurants, cinemas, discos, and stadiums, for another three months, at least. The decision to tighten entry restrictions and the reinforcement of the green pass come at a time when the number of COVID-19 cases has increased throughout the whole territory of Europe, including Italy.
The country has already registered 27 cases of the Omicron variant. In the EU/EEA area, the total number of Omicron cases is 2,127, as of 14 December.
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