In particular, a very high mortality rate was recorded among patients aged 80 years or older. Also, the number of deaths due to coronavirus recorded in Italy is significantly high, making it one of the countries with the highest fatality rates worldwide, especially in the first stages of the pandemic. Italy has been among the countries most impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. When adjusting these figures for the population size of each region, however, the picture changed, with the region of Veneto being the area where the virus had the highest relative incidence. The north-eastern region of Veneto and the southern region of Campania followed in the list. The north of the country was mostly hit, and the region with the highest number of cases was Lombardy, which registered almost 4.2 million of them. As of June 29, 2023, the total number of cases reported by the authorities reached almost 25.9 million. However, the country had to face four new harsh waves of contagion. The strict lockdown implemented by the government during the Spring 2020 helped slowing down the outbreak. For access to public transport the Green Pass will be available to those with a negative test, not just the vaccinated, the government said.After entering Italy, the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread fast. This will be challenging to enforce, given the crowded rush-hour conditions of Italy's buses and metros. Most of these steps were widely anticipated following comments by ministers in recent days, but in a surprise move the government also decided to make the Green Pass mandatory for use on urban public transport. The measures tighten the requirements for a Green Pass, a certificate that allowed the vaccinated access to various leisure activities and services, to exclude people who have received a negative test in the past 48 hours but have not had a COVID-19 shot. In addition, third doses of the vaccine, so-called "boosters", currently available to those over 40 years of age will be made available to everyone over the age of 18. The government extended mandatory vaccination, already in force for healthcare workers, to all school staff, police and the military, beginning from Dec. "We want to be very prudent to try to safeguard what Italians have achieved in the last year," Draghi said, stressing the need to avoid a full-blown lockdown against the coronavirus that in 2020 caused Italy's steepest post-war recession. "We are seeing the situation in bordering countries is very serious and we also see that the situation in Italy is gradually but constantly getting worse," Draghi told reporters after the cabinet approved the new rules. 6, unvaccinated people will not be able to enter venues such as cinemas, restaurants and sports events, Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government said in a statement. Under the Italian measures, which will come into force from Dec. Italy acted as much of Europe is increasing restrictions to try to grapple with a new wave of the pandemic. ROME, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Italy on Wednesday tightened the screws on people unwilling to take an anti-COVID vaccine, sharply restricting access to an array of services and making vaccines mandatory for a wider group of public sector workers.
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