A Daily Sceptic reader has just returned from a trip to Spain and Italy and has sent us a guest post. He found the attitude of the locals to mask mandates, even on beaches, depressingly supine.
All Italian workers will be required to show a 'Green Pass', proving that they have been vaccinated, tested or have recovered from Covid – or they will face having their pay stopped after just five days.
A raging battle has erupted in the Cabinet over plans for a danger list of countries – an 'Amber watch list' – that could see destinations like Spain and Italy suddenly move to red.
Italy is set to join the growing list of countries introducing vaccine passport checks at restaurants, gyms, museums, movie theatres and more.
Reports suggest that more countries – including Italy, Germany and Austria – could be added to the "Green List" later this week, allowing unvaccinated Brits to holiday abroad without needing to quarantine when back home.
300 healthcare workers in Italy have launched legal action against their Government in a "democratic battle" against the forced vaccination of staff.
Despite attempts by Italian health officials to soothe fears over the relationship between the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine and blood clots, up to four in five people in Sicily are reportedly refusing the AZ jab.
The Italian Government has mandated Covid vaccines for all health workers, warning that those who do not take the jab could lose their jobs at least until the end of the year.
The leaders of Italy and France have made it clear that they will "quickly resume" their countries' rollouts of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine when the European Medicines Agency gives the green light on Thursday.
Italy is set to impose another national lockdown over the Easter weekend. From April 3rd to April 5th, people will only be allowed to leave their homes for work, health or emergency reasons.
