This should remove some restrictions. The quarantine for symptom-free unvaccinated people who have come into contact with infected people has been reduced from ten to five days, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday. From February 11th, discotheques and dance halls could reopen, and the obligation to wear masks outdoors could be lifted, said Secretary of State for Health Pierpaolo Sileri. The Green Passport, issued to those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered, and which is necessary for access to work, pubs, shops and public transport, could be abolished.
Complete vaccination “impossible”
“If the virus only spreads a little, the Green Passport will have to disappear at some point, even if it’s difficult to say when at the moment,” said Sileri. It is impossible to vaccinate the entire population. Currently, four million Italians over 20 years old and 1.8 million over 50 years old are not yet vaccinated. Vaccination has been compulsory since February 1st.
91 percent of the Italian population over the age of twelve have received at least one dose of vaccine, 88 percent have been immunized with two doses, and 35 million have been boosted. “This allows us to start a new chapter in the fight against the coronavirus,” said Health Minister Roberto Speranza. “We are finally in a phase that seems different than the past few months. We still need to be extremely cautious, but for the first time in many weeks we are looking with confidence at numbers that are finally improving,” said Speranza .
Source: Nachrichten
