Those who are vaccinated or recovered from Covid in the last 6 months will remain free to go to the restaurant, to the cinema, to the stadium. It will not be necessary to download the enhanced Green pass again: the QR code will in fact remain the same, even if it will last no longer 12 but 9 months, and the ‘Verification C19’ App will be updated for checks. From Monday, on the other hand, the spaces for the over 6 million unvaccinated Italians will be reduced: the new squeeze takes place and also to take public transport it will be necessary to have at least the “basic” Green pass, which is obtained with the swab alone. With the negative test you can continue to go to work, to the gym, stay overnight in a hotel and little else. You will not be able to sit at the table in the bar, go to the restaurant indoors or to the theater. Failure to comply with the rules results in a fine of between 400 and 1,000 euros. Here are the main news.
How the Green Pass changes
The Green pass obligation until January 15, 2022 is extended to other sectors: hotels; changing rooms for sports activities; regional and interregional rail transport services; local public transport services. And from December 6, the reinforced Green pass arrives: it is valid only for those who are vaccinated or cured and is used to access activities that would otherwise be subject to restrictions in the yellow zone but must be used starting from the white zone for shows, sporting events, indoor catering, parties and discos, public events. For weddings, baptisms and communions, the basic pass is enough, while for birthday and graduation parties the reinforced one will be needed. In case of passage in the orange zone, the restrictions and limitations do not apply, but only the holders of the reinforced Green pass can access the activities. Except outdoors: no pass will be needed to have lunch outside at the restaurant even in the orange zone.
Strengthened controls
The strengthening of the control system is also envisaged, with a device developed at local level by the prefects, after consulting the Provincial Order and Security Committee. A circular from the Viminale traced the frame. Controls on public transport must be implemented in such a way as to guarantee the fluidity of the service and to “avoid” possible “gatherings and any repercussions of public order” and will also be strengthened in the nightlife areas. In general, the municipal police and the Guardia di Finanza will carry out checks in restaurants and public establishments while those on buses and subways are entrusted primarily to police and carabinieri, supported by the traffic police and the staff of transport companies, and will be randomly and in most cases will be carried out at stations and stops.
Masks
In the white area, the mask is not mandatory outdoors, even if several mayors have intervened with their own ordinances, providing them throughout the historic center or in the shopping areas. The mask must always be worn in all closed places other than your home, including public transport (airplanes, trains, buses) and in all situations where interpersonal distancing cannot be guaranteed or where gatherings are possible. On the other hand, it is mandatory outdoors and indoors in the yellow, orange and red areas.
Swabs and certificate
For the purposes of the Green pass, both the types and the duration of the tests are confirmed. The Certificate remains valid in the event of a negative molecular swab carried out in the preceding 72 hours or rapid in the preceding 48 hours.