The most dramatic policy changes affect unvaccinated travellers who are still welcome to enter the country, so long as they take the time to self-isolate.
But, vaccinated travellers will have to jump through additional hoops of new testing requirements. Travellers can offer proof of vaccination through a paper card with a CDC logo.
All travellers who have been in the USA in the past 14 days need to follow Italy’s heightened protocols before entry.
All travellers, regardless of vaccination status, must:
Take a molecular or antigenic swab coronavirus test and get a negative result within 72 hours before arrival. Children under 6 are exempt.
Fill out a digital passenger locator form, which aids contact tracing efforts if a traveller is exposed to COVID-19 during a trip.
Unvaccinated people who cannot show proof of recovery must self-isolate for five days and get tested again after that period.
According to the U.S. Embassy’s website, antigen tests in Italy cost about $25, and PCR tests cost about $75.
Before Italy’s newest entry mandates, all U.S. travellers had to submit a passenger locator form and show proof of vaccination, proof of recovery or a recent negative coronavirus test.
Monday, the EU said it no longer recommends its 27 member states ease restrictions on nonessential travel for all Americans as COVID-19 cases spike.
The USA averages more than 150,000 new cases per day.
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