Covid in Italy: Rome takes new measures as Christmas approaches
The sanitary pass checks will be massive.
In the capital, 2,500 police officers and carabinieri will be added to the controllers.
Any offender will be sanctioned with a fine of up to 1000 euros.
Photo: Rome last year, in December 2020. AP - Cecilia Fabiano / LaPresse
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In Italy, although 84.8% of the population over the age of 12 have completed their first vaccination schedule (two doses), a constant increase in Covid-19 contagion has been recorded since November 20.
The government has therefore introduced two types of health passes instead of one.
The basic one will also be mandatory to take local public transport, as Christmas is fast approaching.
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With our correspondent in Rome,
Anne Le Nir
From this Monday, the "basic green pass" will be valid for 48 hours with the negative result of an antigen test and 72 hours with that of a PCR test, in Italy.
It will not allow access to the internal rooms of restaurants and bars, nor to pursue leisure activities such as cinema, theater, public parties, etc.
Finally, it will be compulsory to travel by bus, metro, tram and suburban train.
This is the main novelty, and it falls shortly before the end of the year holidays.
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"Super green pass"
The “super green pass” will be valid for nine months for those vaccinated, and six for people recently cured of Covid.
This will be the key to leading a social life as free as possible.
These measures will be applied at least until January 15, 2022.
The sanitary pass checks will be massive.
In the capital, 2,500 police and carabinieri will be added to the controllers.
Any offender will be sanctioned with a fine of up to 1,000 euros.
Several bell sounds
The transport measure particularly irritates Valerio, a young Roman who is reluctant to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
“
It will prevent a lot of people from moving around and cause enormous hardship.
If we do a test every two days, it costs 200 euros per month,
”he says.
But Lella, building concierge, generally applauds this turn of the screw.
“
It's good for our health.
Me, I received my second dose of vaccine and now I am waiting for the third.
We hope to have a more peaceful Christmas than last year, for our children and for all.
I see the situation rather positive in Rome.
People respect the distance and the mask.
"
Saving Christmas and the economy, this is the government's stake, which is also speeding up the vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11.
It will start on December 16.
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