Italy is increasingly restricting its access.
While these measures are already in force for countries outside the European Union, now any traveler from the EU will have to comply with strict rules: a test before departure, compliance with a five-day quarantine and a new test at the end of this period.
This measure should "apply to all those who leave and arrive" in the peninsula, including Italian nationals, said an official of the ministry.
However, for now, the date of entry into force of this new restriction remains unknown, while the Easter weekend, which starts on Saturday and ends on Monday, is traditionally very popular with foreign tourists for to travel to Italy.
Italy largely confined
Like other European countries, Italy, which has recorded 108,000 deaths since the start of the epidemic, is hard hit by this new wave.
However, the country is already subject to severe restrictions.
The entire peninsula will be classified in a “red” zone (high risk of contagion and maximum restrictions).
On March 15, three-quarters of Italy was reconfined.
Schools, bars and restaurants (except for take-out), as well as most non-essential shops have since kept the doors closed, while trips are reserved for health, professional, or even essential shopping. .
The number of cases has almost doubled in barely two weeks, prompting Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to say that the country was facing a "new wave".