A vaporetto, river bus circulating in Venice (Italy).
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NICOLAS MESSYASZ / SIPA
Vaccination against Covid-19 continues in Italy, a country classified in the red zone.
In Venice, some people living on islands in the lagoon have difficulty getting around to get vaccinated.
To overcome these mobility problems, the city has therefore chosen to reach its inhabitants by transforming a vaporetto into a floating vaccination center, reports the
HuffPost
.
This Monday, the boat docked on the small island of Sant'Erasmo, located in the Venetian lagoon.
In Venice, people are vaccinated by vaporetto.
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- Hal Dol, MD (@haldol) April 6, 2021
Museum and automobile circuit requisitioned
Around a hundred elderly people were thus able to be vaccinated with Moderna and AstraZenecca doses without having to leave their island.
An operation welcomed by Edgardo Contato, director of the local health authority in Venice, with
Reuters
, stressing that the elderly could "have faith in the future".
Italy is stepping up its vaccination campaign by requisitioning sometimes unseen sites.
In Naples, residents can get vaccinated at the Capodimonte museum.
Near Milan, it is the Monza motor circuit, which hosts the Formula 1 world championship each year, which has been requisitioned, recalls the
HuffPost
.
Italy is very hard hit by the coronavirus crisis.
There are 111,326 dead, against a little more than 97,000 in France, according to a count by the American University Johns-Hopkins.
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