This Italian The government hopes to contain the new surge Coronavirus cases, Announced on Thursday that people need a certificate of immunity to obtain a range of services and leisure activities.
This COVID Green Pass A digital or paper certificate that shows whether someone has received at least one jab, tested negative or recently recovered from COVID-19.
The Minister of Health Roberto Speranza told reporters that it is needed in many situations, including access to stadiums, stadiums, museums and trade fairs. You also need to be able to eat indoors in the restaurant.
Health Pass sparks protests in France
Hundreds of people protested in Paris on Wednesday to introduce health passes for certain events and opposed mandatory vaccination for health workers as the government tried to curb the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in France.
Starting from Wednesday, visitors to French museums, cinemas or swimming pools will be denied entry if they cannot show a health pass stating that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative.
Some protesters waved signs that read “Free Choice” and “Release My Natural Immunity!”
“They want to force us to vaccinate at all costs. No, no, no,” Nathalie Labedade, a nursing home worker, told Reuters.
In the past, there were only health passes required for major festivals or nightclubs, and access to restaurants and bars, as well as long-distance train and plane travel, will also be required from early August.
At the Louvre Museum in Paris, the head of security, Servane de Landsheer, said that the health pass check on the first morning went well, and most tourists had the document, while those who did not agree to a quick COVID test.
“I’m really angry… I don’t know,” said 51-year-old Nelly Breton, who was refused to leave the Louvre because there was not enough time before her vaccination for her pass to take effect. .
She said: “But then I calmed down and understood that there was a reason for health,” she added, adding that she will now look for a pharmacy for rapid COVID testing.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex told TF1 TV that since the highly contagious delta variant is now dominant in France, stricter measures must be taken. New lockdown measures cannot be ruled out and added vaccines Vaccination is the only way out of the crisis.
The introduction of health passes — a QR code on your smartphone or a piece of paper — is part of a broad bill that will be voted on by Parliament this week.
The bill introduces some of the toughest anti-COVID measures in Europe, including mandatory vaccination for health workers and 10-day self-quarantine for those who test positive.
The government stated that the sharp rise in the number of infections made the draft law necessary. Health Minister Olivier Veran stated that approximately 21,000 new COVID cases have been registered in the past 24 hours, up from the approximately 4,000 new cases per day in early July.
Castex said that of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, about 96% were not vaccinated, adding that he hopes that by the end of August, the number of people receiving the first shot will reach 5,000. Ten thousand. 67 million. As of Tuesday, this number was approximately 38.1 million.
In particular, the new health pass has proven to cause great controversy. Over the weekend, more than 100,000 people participated in rallies across France to oppose the passes they believed infringed on their freedom. Expect more protests in the coming days.
Police sources worry that the rally may escalate into a large-scale protest of the kind organized by the anti-government “yellow vest” movement, which caused major damage for about two years before being contained by the COVID lockdown.
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Unless the local authority or the company itself decides otherwise, people with a health pass can take off their masks after entering the room-this is a relaxing preventive measure criticized by epidemiologists.
Companies that fail to check whether their customers have health passes may end up facing fines totaling thousands of euros, but the government said there will be a grace period to allow everyone time to adapt to the new system.
District chiefs will be able to take further measures based on specific circumstances, such as requiring companies to close earlier than usual or forcing them to wear masks outdoors-as has happened in areas where infections have surged in recent days.
(Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte; editing by Crispian Balmer. Clotaire Achi, Emilie Delwarde, Matthias Blamont, Sudip Kar-Gupta, Ingrid Melander, Matthieu Protard, Claude Chendjou, writing by Ingrid Melander, editing by Matthieu Protard by Gareth Jones)
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