(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 02 - Australia joins the list of countries that will ask travelers from China to provide a negative Covid-19 test before arrival, citing a "lack of complete information" from Beijing on the wave of cases in the Asian country.
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said the rule, which will come into force on January 5, was introduced "to safeguard Australia against the risk of potential new emerging variants" and "in recognition of the rapidly evolving situation in China".
In Italy, meanwhile, according to the extended report of the Istitutosuperiore di Sanita' (ISS) which accompanies the weekly monitoring of the progress of the Covid-19 infection, in the population aged 60-79, for the unvaccinated the mortality rate is three times higher than those vaccinated with boosters and almost five times higher than those vaccinated with the fourth dose for less than 120 days.
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