Holidaymakers on extended vacations away from home will have option of getting second dose of covid-19 vaccine in Italy s regions but only in exceptional cases.
Health authorities in Italy s regions will be entitled to administer anti-covid vaccines to people on holidays or seasonal workers in special circumstances during this summer s holiday season.
The green light came from Italy s covid-19 commissioner, General Francesco Figliuolo, who said he was asked by regions for more flexibility to vaccinate holidaymakers or non-resident workers employed in the tourism-hospitality sector.
Figliuolo told Radio 24 that it would be possible in exceptional cases for people spending a significant period of time outside their region of residence to receive the second dose of their coronavirus vaccination in another region.
Italy s daily covid-19 deaths at seven-month low
31 May, 2021
Italy reports lowest daily tally of covid-19 fatalities since mid-October as pressure on hospitals continues to drop.
Italy registered 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday 30 May, down from 83 the day before, the health ministry announced.
The daily tally was the lowest figure since 14 October, when 43 fatalities were recorded, according to news agency ANSA.
The number of people with an active coronavirus infection fell by 3,670 to 236,296, while the number of new covid infections dropped to 2,949 from 3,351.
Italy continues to make progress with its coronavirus vaccination programme, administering 34.2 million vaccine doses, with 11.8 million people - almost 20 per cent of the population - fully vaccinated, the health ministry said.
The Italian regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Molise and Sardinia will become white zones, the lowest-risk category under Italy s coronavirus restrictions.