Covid Italia. Italy has reintroduced the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor spaces to contain mounting coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Thursday. Photo by Vincenzo PINTO AFP.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates. Italy has reintroduced the mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor spaces to contain mounting coronavirus cases driven by the Omicron variant Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Thursday. The Italian Higher Institute of Health has drastically reduced the countrys official COVID death toll number by over 97 per cent after changing the definition of a fatality to someone who died from COVID rather than with COVID.
Italy to offer Covid booster jabs to all over-40s from December Over-60s the immunocompromised and medically vulnerable health workers the staff and residents of care homes and those who received the single-shot Johnson Johnson vaccine are among the categories already eligible to receive a third dose.
Masks will be obligatory in all of Italys outdoor spaces. We will update the forecasts as soon as weve factored Omicron into the scenarios. Italy reported a second successive record daily tally of COVID-19 cases on Friday Dec 24 with new cases hitting 50599 against 44595 a day earlier the health ministry said. The EU Digital COVID Certificate for travel services and recreational activities.
