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The Italian government announces that the usage of a ""Green Pass"" will be mandatory for teachers and university students to enter educational institutions and will also be mandatory for use in long-haul air, rail, ferry, and intercity bus services beginning on September 1.
2021-08-5

The number of population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Italy reaches 27.1 million, or 50% of its total population.
2021-07-19

Germany declares the United Kingdom a "virus variant area" due to the spread of the Indian Lineage B.1.617 variant. It means that anyone from the UK will be required quarantine for two weeks on arrival, even if they have tested negative.
2021-05-21

Italy enters a three-day nationwide lockdown on the eve of Easter amidst a variant-fueled spike of COVID-19 cases. Non-essential shops are closed, restaurants and bars are only allowed to offer for takeout or delivery, and travel between regions and visits to the relatives are severely limited through Monday.
2021-04-3

The Italian Medicines Agency approves the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Italy for all adults but recommends that other vaccines be given to people aged over 55.
2021-01-30

The Netherlands bans all flights from the United Kingdom, South Africa and all South American countries beginning January 23 in order to reduce the spread of more contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2.
2021-01-20

Bavaria detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in 35 newly-infected patients in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which is different from the strain originating from the United Kingdom.
2021-01-18

Italy records its highest number of new cases since early May, when the country was still in lockdown, with 1,411 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
2020-08-27

Italy reports 845 new cases in the last 24 hours, majority of them are holidaymakers returning from other countries. This number marking the highest daily increase since May 16.
2020-08-20

The Department of Health and Social Care reports 737 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the UK's death toll to 10,612. The UK becomes the fourth country in Europe, after Italy, Spain and France, to surpass 10,000 deaths from COVID-19.
2020-04-12