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Travel to Italy and Covid-19: vaccination pass, FFP2 mask, curfew ... What you need to know to go there in 2022

2022-01-11T12:05:25.399Z


The fifth wave hits Italy where a "super health pass", in fact a vaccination pass, conditions access to most activities since January 10. A negative test is required on arrival for all travelers, the unvaccinated must carry out a quarantine. One...


Italy is tightening the screw again.

Despite a high vaccination rate, La Botte is also facing a meteoric wave of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant.

The government is betting on the establishment of a "super sanitary pass" to continue to welcome tourists.

The country tightened its restrictions on January 10 (vaccination pass for flying or going to a restaurant) but remains open to the French, who must however have a negative test (PCR of less than 48 hours or antigen of less than 24 hours). hours) on arrival in the country, whether or not they are vaccinated.

Unvaccinated people must respect a five-day quarantine at the address indicated on the traceability form.

These measures apply until at least January 31, 2022.

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At the start of 2022, fifteen regions are classified in yellow (“moderate risk”).

The rest of the country remains in a white zone (“reduced risk”).

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Arrival in Italy: what are the conditions for French tourists?

All travelers

including children

must complete the Locator Form (Passenger Locator Form digitali - dPLF) which must be completed on the online portal.

The paper form (downloadable in PDF) should only be used in the event of technical difficulty.

Wearing the FFP2 mask is compulsory on any flight to Italy.

The screening obligation depends on the country of origin or residence in the 14 days preceding the trip to Italy (and not on the nationality of the traveler).

A very useful interactive questionnaire will allow you to know the measures applicable to your own situation (Italian / English).

Since December 16 and until at least January 31, 2022, vaccinated travelers entering Italy from France (so-called “Elenco C” list available online) must:

  • Present the

    negative result of a test

    (antigen less than 24 hours or PCR less than 48 hours), self-tests not being accepted;

  • AND proof of complete vaccination

    with a vaccine recognized by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson).

    Proof of vaccination is only valid on the condition that it makes it possible to certify the completion of a complete vaccination schedule (14 days after the last injection and maximum 9 months).

    The certificate can be presented in French;

  • OR a certificate of cure

    (valid from the 21st day after the first positive test and maximum 6 months).

Unvaccinated travelers must “

respect a five-day quarantine at the address indicated on the traceability form;

isolation which cannot be interrupted until the end of the five days and after a new negative test

, ”recalls the French Embassy in Italy.

The EU's digital Covid certificate incorporates

proof of vaccination, a negative test result or proof of recovery from Covid within 6 months

.

More information on this certificate on the website of the European Commission.

Italian certificates (Certificazione verde) and French (health pass via the TousAntiCovid application) are accepted because they meet common European standards.

Supporting documents can also be presented in hard copy.

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How are the random checks carried out?

Italian authorities may impose random tests at airports, ports and land borders, including for travelers already vaccinated and tested before boarding.

If it is positive, the passenger will be placed in isolation, then accompanied to a hotel or a Covid home to complete their quarantine.

What are the conditions for children?

No conditions required for children under 6 years old.

From the age of 6, on the other hand,

a negative result of a test

(antigen less than 24 hours or PCR less than 48 hours) must be presented, self-tests not being accepted.

Your offspring follows the condition of the parent they are traveling with.

If the parent is vaccinated, they will not be subject to quarantine.

If the parent is not vaccinated and subjected to quarantine, the child will be subjected to the same measure.

"

Super sanitary pass

"

, bars, restaurants, hotels ... What measures are in force in Italy?

From December 6, you will need a health pass proving vaccination or recovery from the Covid to sit down at the restaurant (here in Venice).

Marco Bertorello / AFP

WHITE, YELLOW, ORANGE OR RED ZONES

Since last year, a decree-law classifies Italian regions into four zones, according to the rate of circulation of the virus: red zone for maximum risk, orange for high risk, yellow for moderate risk and white for reduced risk. .

Travelers are advised to check their status before any trip on the Italian government map as well as on the regional websites.

The placement of a region in one of the four categories is decided by the Minister of Health, taking into account many indicators.

As of January 10, 2022,: Abruzzo, Calabria, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Veneto, Piedmont, Sicily, Tuscany, Val Aosta, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and the Autonomous Province of Trento (“moderate risk”).

In these areas, a curfew is in place from midnight to 5 a.m. and bars and restaurants must close at 6 p.m.

You can enjoy a

ristretto

at the bar, have lunch on the terrace or inside.

The other regions are in the white zone, where no major restrictions are in force except for the

wearing of the FFP2 mask

.

It is compulsory on public transport throughout the country as well as in cinemas, theaters, concert halls and for sporting events, both indoors and outdoors.

SUPER SANITARY PASS

To enjoy most of the activities, the

“super sanitary pass”

, called the

super green pass

, is necessary.

It is actually a vaccination pass: It is given to people who have received the first dose for two weeks, those who have been fully vaccinated or recently recovered from Covid.

Apart from these cases, a simple test is no longer accepted.

This concerns access to restaurants, hotels, museums, nightclubs, cinemas and concert halls.

More details on the website of the French Embassy in Italy and via this table of restrictions by activity published by the authorities (in Italian).

Read the dossierItaly: the

Figaro travel guide

Puglia and San Marino: additional health measures

Before going to Puglia, tourists must complete a form and keep it for the duration of their stay.

Alessandro Calzolaro / stock.adobe.com

Before traveling to

Puglia

, tourists must complete a specific form and keep it for the duration of their stay.

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In the

Republic of San Marino

, travelers from France must declare their stay by email to the address viaggiareinformati@esteri.sm.

They should also send their vaccination certificate to the email address laboratorio.analisi@iss.sm.

Otherwise, a negative PCR test of less than 48 hours will be requested.

The health situation in Italy

As of January 3, Italy deplored more than 137,000 deaths linked to Covid according to Johns Hopkins University.

The first country to make the vaccination of caregivers compulsory, the government is opening a third dose to the entire population from January 2022. More than 74% of the Italian population is fully vaccinated.

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Source: lefigaro

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