Greece has already introduced the new measure, with visitors needing proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, bars, cafes and indoor venues. It follows a ban on music at bars and a new curfew on the island of Mykonos to stop the rise in cases – Greece reported more than 3,500 new daily cases yesterday, the highest since April. Following this, Italy has confirmed that from August 6, anyone trying to enter bars, restaurants, museums, cinemas and other indoor venues will need to show the country’s ‘green certificate’
The pass will prove that the holder has had at least one jab of the vaccine, has a negative Covid test, or has Covid-19 antibodies. The new measures were announced as new daily cases in Italy hit 5,000, the highest since May.
France has already enforced a mandatory proof of full vaccination, negative Covid test, or Covid antibodies for anyone going to bars, cafes and tourist attractions including the Eiffel Tower, which will be in place from August.
Around 40 percent of France’s population is double vaccinated, though the country has slowed down in recent weeks, plunging from an average of 400,000 infections a day at the end of May to around 165,000 a day currently.
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