Interior Ministry Undersecretary Carlo
Sibilia said Tuesday that the government clamping down on
marches against the Green Pass COVID-19 health passport, some of
which have turned violent while others have led to outbreaks of
contagion, keeping them out of city centres.
"For weeks the so-called 'no pass' protests have been paralysing
the centres of many cities every Saturday, creating
inconvenience for citizens
and shop-keepers, as well as creating crowds of unvaccinated
people," Sibilia said.
"In order to address this inconvenience, the interior ministry
has approved a new 'clampdown' and set new rules: only sit-ins
are allowed and outside the city centres".
Carlo Sangalli, the president of retailers association
Confcommercio , said Tuesday that these protests had caused a
30% loss in revenues for stores and were "unacceptable".
The Green Pass, which shows that a person is vaccinated for
COVID-19, has recovered from it in the last six months or tested
negative in the last few days, became obligatory to access
places of work in Italy last month.
"Given the (recent) rise in contagion, checks on the Green Pass
will be intensified," Sibilia said.
"The prevention measures that have been adopted must be
maintained and people must be given incentives to get
vaccinated".
Friuli Venezia Giulia Deputy Governor Riccardo Riccardi,
meanwhile, said that an outbreak of cases linked to recent 'no
pass' protests in Trieste had passed the 200-cases mark.
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