Italy will reopen to foreign tourists from mid-May, says PM

Green pass' will apply to travellers who have recovered from Covid, been vaccinated or tested negative

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Italy will allow tourists to enter quarantine-free as soon as this month, the prime minister, Mario Draghi, has announced, saying the country was ready to welcome back the world".

Visitors who have had an EU-approved Covid-19 vaccine, recovered from the disease, or tested negative 48 hours prior to travelling will be allowed entry without restrictions, a tourism ministry source said.