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The Council of Ministers met Wednesday 29 December 2021, at 20.05 at Palazzo Chigi, under the presidency of President Mario Draghi. Secretary, the Undersecretary to the Presidency Roberto Garofoli.
The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the President Mario Draghi and the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, approved a decree-law introducing urgent measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic and provisions on health surveillance.
The text provides for new measures regarding the extension of the Reinforced Green Pass (which can be achieved with the completion of the vaccination course and recovery) and quarantines for the vaccinated.
Reinforced Green Pass
From 10 January 2022 until the end of the state of emergency, the use of the reinforced Green Pass is extended to the following activities:
- hotels and accommodation facilities;
- feasts following civil or religious ceremonies;
- festivals and fairs;
- congress centers;
- outdoor catering services;
- ski lifts with tourist-commercial purposes even if located in ski areas;
- swimming pools, swimming centers, team sports and wellness centers, even outdoors;
- cultural center, social and recreational center for outdoor activities.
In addition, the enhanced Green Pass is required for access to and use of means of transport including local or regional public transport.
Quarantines
The decree provides that the precautionary quarantine does not apply to those who have had close contact with subjects confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the 120 days from the completion of the primary vaccination course or from recovery as well as after the administration of the booster dose.
Until the tenth day following the last exposure to the case, the aforementioned subjects are obliged to wear FFP2 respiratory protection devices and to carry out - only if symptomatic - a rapid or molecular antigen test on the fifth day following the last exposure to the case.
Finally, the termination of the quarantine or self-surveillance described above is expected to result in the negative outcome of a rapid or molecular antigen test, also carried out in private centers; in the latter case, the transmission of the report to the ASL with a negative outcome, also electronically, determines the termination of the quarantine or the self-surveillance period.
Capacities
The decree provides that the capacities will be allowed a maximum of 50% for outdoor systems and 35% for indoor systems.
