### [2021-05-14](/feed/2021/05/14/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs a decree that will scrap a quarantine rules for travellers from the European Union, Schengen area, the United Kingdom, and Israel as long as they have tested negative for COVID-19. The decree will be in effect from May 16. 

Italy on Friday said it was scrapping quarantine requirements for visitors from the European Union, Britain and Israel who test negative for coronavirus, as it seeks to woo back tourists.


### Sources:

1. [Barron's](https://www.barrons.com/articles/italy-scraps-quarantine-for-eu-britain-and-israel-01620988813)

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