Italy has just greenlit some of the strictest COVID-19 measures in the world, now requiring all workers to show proof of vaccination, a negative test result or recent recovery of infection.
The rulings, enforced from October 15, are the latest efforts in Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s campaign to get everyone inoculated to minimise the chance of any large-scale spread of the virus which had previously devastated the nation. Italy has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic since its beginning last year.
Workers who fail to present a valid health certificate will be suspended on no pay, but they cannot be sacked, according to ministers.