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As

of August 5,

in Italy it will be mandatory to show the

coronavirus

health certificate

before sitting at the table in a bar or restaurant, among other entertainment venues, as announced by the Government on Thursday.

The Council of Ministers has approved a decree that also extends the state of emergency for five more months, until December 31, amid a rebound in infections.

"We want to prevent a growth in infections

resulting in new closures

and the instrument we have is the vaccine. That is why the message is to get vaccinated, vaccinated, vaccinated", as the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, has assured in a conference press.

The text stipulates the obligation to have the "green certificate" - which shows vaccination, having passed the disease or a negative test - to be indoors in places such as cinemas, bars, restaurants, theaters, museums, stadiums or concerts.

It will only not be necessary to consume at the bar or on the terraces.

The Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, has indicated, for his part, that in this way "Italians will be able to

continue having fun

with the guarantee of being among people who are not contagious" and has defended the decree as "a measure that gives serenity".

The Executive of Rome thus wants to contain the virus, which is on the rise in recent weeks, but also to encourage vaccination, and has resorted to this certificate like other countries, for example the France of Emmanuel Macron.

"I invite all Italians to get vaccinated immediately, they must protect themselves and their families," the prime minister encouraged after reviewing the benefits of the vaccine for the economy and for society, given that the death toll is at a minimum

However, the approval of this decree, which must pass through Parliament, has divided the partners of his coalition, between those in favor of extending the use of the certificate, generally the left-wing forces, and those who wanted to use it as little as possible, like the far-right Liga.

As claimed by this party,

the certificate will not be requested in public transport

, although the Government undertakes to study this issue when the summer passes, starting in September.

HOSPITAL PRESSURE, THE MAIN INDICATOR

On the other hand, it changes the criterion according to which the regions are cataloged by colors according to their restrictions and for them the number of infections or the speed of spread (Rt) will not be taken into account, but the

hospital pressure.

Regions in yellow, of slight risk, will be considered those that have 10% of the ICU beds occupied by covid patients;

the oranges between 20 and 30%, and the red ones, that suppose confinement, if they exceed 30% of occupation.

At the moment all Italian regions are in the so-called "white zone", without restrictions, only the use of the mask in closed spaces.

The

vaccination campaign is

progressing in Italy and 28.7 million people have already completed the program, 53.17% of the population over 12 years of age.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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