Coronavirus: Italy wants to impose quarantine on travelers from EU countries

Italy is fighting the third wave.

The schools have been closed since March 15th.

Travel to other regions is prohibited.

Now the quarantine obligation is to be expanded.

Rome - To contain the Corona * pandemic, Italy * imposes a quarantine obligation when entering from other EU countries.

Travelers from EU countries would have to take a corona test before entering Italy, stay in quarantine for five days after arriving in Italy and then do a corona test again at the end of this time, according to the Ministry of Health in Rome on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: quarantine and mandatory testing upon entry for everyone

At first it was not announced when the rules were to come into force.

They already apply to visitors arriving from countries outside the EU.

The Foreign Office in Berlin is currently advising against unnecessary tourist trips to Italy.

The whole country was classified as a risk area.

At the beginning of March, the number of corona cases in Italy rose significantly *.

Corona: All of Italy “red” risk zone at Easter

In Italy, the strict restrictions apply depending on the region.

These expire on April 6th.

However, the whole country is to be declared a "red" risk zone on the Easter holidays until April 5, so strict corona restrictions apply.

According to Health Minister Roberto Speranza, however, “early signs” of a slowdown in the infection rate allow some cautious easing.

After the Easter break, the Italian government wants to reopen all schools for younger children.

All students up to the sixth grade should then have normal classroom lessons again, said Prime Minister Mario Draghi last Friday.

This applies regardless of whether the schools are in regions with a low or high risk of infection.

The Mediterranean island of Sardinia is known as the zona bianca.

The corona infections are comparatively low here.

Sardinia therefore only wants vaccinated holidaymakers to come to the island.