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Italy is to bar unvaccinated people from popular social and sports activities, as governments across
Europe scramble to tighten Covid-19 restrictions amid record-breaking numbers of infections in parts of the continent.
The Italian “super green pass” will take effect from 6 December and require people to prove they are vaccinated or have recovered from Covid to access cinemas, theatres, gyms, nightclubs, ski lifts and stadiums, as well as to be served indoors at bars and restaurants.
Current rules in
Italy and many other EU countries with health passes also allow people who provide proof of a negative test taken within the previous 48 hours to use recreational venues, a regime that has become known as 3G, but the Italian “super green pass” removes that third option.
The
Netherlands and France are among those thought likely to also adopt a stricter so-called 2G regime within days. 3G refers to the German words
geimpft (vaccinated),
getestet (tested) and
genesen (recovered); 2G is vaccinated or recovered.
In a surprise move, people will also have to show proof of vaccination, recovering from Covid-19 or of a negative test taken within the previous 48 hours when using public transport such as buses or metro trains. The measure is already in place when travelling on long-distance trains and domestic flights. The government has also extended the obligatory vaccine requirement, already in place for health workers, to the police force, military and teachers.
