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20 June 2021 From tomorrow almost the whole country in the white zone and without curfew from next Monday and - perhaps - very soon without the obligation to wear a mask outdoors.



The latest symbol of Covid is also about to fall in Italy, but the definitive date on this provision will not arrive before next week and once again it will be the Scientific Technical Committee to provide its opinion to the Government.



On the end of the mask obligation - for the moment only in open spaces unless you are in a situation in which it is impossible to guarantee the spacing - there are already some possible dates and the front of who pushes for the beginning of July, perhaps on the 5th, or at least not later than the 12th of next month.



Gradually, public transport also returns to almost normalcy, where in some already white Regions - such as Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Piedmont - the capacity of buses has also been 'enlarged', passing from 50% to 80%. But the need to establish "modalities and terms of the permanence of the obligation to wear respiratory protective devices outdoors" remains the priority currently being discussed at national level.



After the announcement by Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who had anticipated the request for an evaluation from the CTS, it was then the same Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, who formally asked the scientists for an official and definitive opinion.



Vaccines 

Green light to the recall with Astrazeneca for under 60s who refuse the vaccine mix, which remains the priority indication. Thus the new ordinance of the Minister Speranza. Johnson & Johnson will also be used for those under the age of 60 that are difficult to trace, such as migrants and homeless people. The report by Francesco Musi.



Figliuolo assures that "the quantity available by September will allow 80% of the audience to be immunized on time".



The numbers of the vaccination campaign, according to the daily report of the ministry of health, over 45 million 579 thousand doses administered so far, more than 15 million and 500 thousand people immunized - that is, more than 28% of the population. Numbers that, with Covid data improving, bode well for the coming months. 



The Viola immunologist at RaiNews24: near the end of the tunnel