Anyone who wants to travel by long-distance public transport in Italy needs a “Green Pass” from now on. This is to ensure that passengers have been vaccinated, tested negative, or recovered.
Rome – In Italy, stricter corona rules apply from this Wednesday. Anyone who travels by long-distance bus or by rail with high-speed and intercity trains needs proof that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, tested negative or have recovered.
This evidence is also known as a Green Pass in Italy. It is a digital or printable certificate. They are not necessary for local public transport.
Control at train stations
According to Trenitalia, the railway staff should check the certificates at the stations or on the trains. In Germany, there is currently still a dispute about possible obligations to provide evidence of corona protection on long-distance trains. In Italy, the Green Pass is now also compulsory for travelers on domestic flights. Anyone traveling by ferry between two Italian regions, e.g. from Lazio to Sardinia, also needs this proof.
The government agreed on further rules at the beginning of August due to the increased number of corona infections. First, she introduced the green pass requirement for restaurant guests who want to sit inside at the table. In the run-up to the now applicable rules, vaccination and green pass opponents across the country demonstrated violently against it.
Green passport in schools too
Further rules apply to the school year that starts again in September. School staff are only allowed to come to work with the Green Pass – a sometimes controversial rule. Those who cannot be vaccinated receive free corona tests. Otherwise these are usually chargeable in Italy. School staff without a Green Pass can face dismissal if they are absent for more than five days for no reason. At universities, however, the obligation to provide evidence applies to students and everyone who works there, i.e. people in teaching or research. dpa
