The first 160 Italians, in addition to a newborn, who were resident in Italy or in urgent or critical conditions, returned to Rome, with an Alitalia flight, landed shortly after 15 at Fiumicino airport from London Heathrow, as well as provided for by the order signed by the ministers Di Maio, Speranza and De Micheli. These travelers, in fact, were able to leave Great Britain, after a swab before departure, after the blocking of flights decided by the majority of European countries to limit the infection with the new variant of Covid. A new swab is now mandatory for everyone, which will be performed at the rapid testing facilities, already operational at Leonardo da Vinci, set up by Aeroporti di Roma with the support of the Lazio Region and the observance of a 14-day quarantine period. The "Leonardo Da Vinci, moreover, is the only airport in Italy capable of allowing the repatriation of Italians in possession of the requirements, who had expressly requested to be able to return, having already set up the appropriate areas to perform the swab in real time. Since September Aeroporti di Roma has implemented with Alitalia, Delta's Italian code share partner, a trial of Covid-tested intra-Italy flights and Fiumicino airport has obtained the maximum score of 5 stars from Skytrax for its health protocols anti-Covid.
Gb variant: first 160 Italians returned from the United Kingdom
2020-12-24T15:16:51.190Z
The first 160 Italians returned to Rome, with an Alitalia flight, landed shortly after 15 at Fiumicino airport from London Heathrow, after the warning for the English variant of Covid. There is also a newborn. Now the swab and the obligation of quarantine (ANSA)