Italy's cabinet Thursday made the coronavirus health pass obligatory for teachers as well as passengers on public transport, including domestic flights, ferries, and long-distance trains.
The Green Pass is a digital or paper certificate, which is an extension of the EU's digital Covid certificate, that shows if someone has received at least one jab, has tested negative, or has recently recovered from the coronavirus. The Green Pass will be required from Friday onwards to enter cinemas, museums, and indoor sports venues, or eat indoors at restaurants. Under the new decree-law, school and university staff will need the pass, as well as university students.
“The choice of the government is to invest as much as possible in the Green Pass to avoid closures and to safeguard the freedom,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza told reporters.
Under the guidelines, Teachers will not be able to work without the certificate and after five days of absence, they will no longer be paid.
Italy is following in the footsteps of France, which was the first European country to say it was making proof of immunity mandatory to access a range of services and venues.
The Green Pass is a digital or paper certificate, which is an extension of the EU's digital Covid certificate, that shows if someone has received at least one jab, has tested negative, or has recently recovered from the coronavirus. The Green Pass will be required from Friday onwards to enter cinemas, museums, and indoor sports venues, or eat indoors at restaurants. Under the new decree-law, school and university staff will need the pass, as well as university students.
“The choice of the government is to invest as much as possible in the Green Pass to avoid closures and to safeguard the freedom,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza told reporters.
Under the guidelines, Teachers will not be able to work without the certificate and after five days of absence, they will no longer be paid.
Italy is following in the footsteps of France, which was the first European country to say it was making proof of immunity mandatory to access a range of services and venues.
