Premier Mario Draghi's cabinet looks
set to further extend the scope of the Green Pass by making the
COVID-19 vaccine obligatory for all public sector workers this
week and then probably for at least some parts of the private
sector too further down the line.
The government had been expected to further extend the scope of
the Green Pass last week, but there was a delay due to the
reservations of Matteo Salvini's League and some technical
issues that needed to be solved.
The other parties in the ruling coalition are continuing to push
hard for the role of the Green Pass to be further amplified,
saying this will reduce the risk of a new rise in COVID
contagion making restrictions necessary.
"The parties of the ruling majority must not betray the
government's mission, which is to safeguard the country from the
epidemic," said 5-Star Movement (M5S) leader and ex-premier
Giuseppe Conte.
"There is a political party that is messing around with its
voters, does not have clear ideas and is not working in the
interest of the country".
Labour Minister Andrea Orlando of the centre-left Democratic
Party (PD) said that "there will certainly be an extension of
the use of the Green Pass".
The green certificate, which shows that someone is vaccinated
for the coronavirus, has recovered from it or has recently
tested negative, is necessary to do many things in Italy, such
travel abroad or on high-speed trains and on domestic flights,
attend certain events and to be able to sit at a table inside
bars and restaurants.
Any adult that enters a school, including a parent, must have it
and so must all higher education staff and students.
Civil Service Minister Renato Brunetta said Friday that the
Green Pass COVID-19 vaccine passport will be obligatory for all
workers in Italy eventually.
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