FLORENCE, ITALY – On May 4th Premier Mario Draghi announced that from May 16 Italy will open its borders for tourism, following the example of Greece and Spain.
“The world wants to travel to Italy, the pandemic has forced us to close but Italy is ready to welcome back the world – Draghi said at the G20 tourism meeting -. From the second half of June the European Green Pass will be ready. In the mean time the Italian government has introduced a national green pass, which will come into force starting in the second half of May”.
How does it work
The certificate, which will be used to come to Italy for tourism reasons from May 16, must certify that the person is vaccinated with two doses or recovered from COVID19. The entrance is also allowed to those who have a molecular test or rapid antigen test certificate done in the previous 48 hours. This certification can be issued by: the facility that carried out the vaccine, the one that performed the test (including pharmacies), the facility where you were hospitalised or the family doctor. Everyone has to follow this procedure, with the exception of children under 2 years old.The new measure will exclude quarantine for those coming from the EU, the United States and Israel, where vaccinations are very advanced. However, the limitations for the countries included in the black list will remain.
The current situation
Until May 15 It is obligatory a molecular test or rapid antigen test in the previous 48 hours before entering Italy, a 5-day quarantine and a new a molecular test or rapid antigen test for those coming from the European Union and Great Britain while for arrivals from the rest of the world -except for the countries for which entry in Italy is forbidden- the duration of the quarantine is 14 days.
