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Italy orders travellers from Spain, Croatia, Malta and Greece to be tested as cases rise
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Italy orders travellers from Spain, Croatia, Malta and Greece to be tested as cases rise
Italy ordered travellers arriving from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain to be tested for Covid-19 on Wednesday and added Colombia to a list of countries under a complete travel ban amid growing concern over new infections.
Italy’s health minister, Roberto Speranza, announced he has signed an ordinance requiring holidaymakers returning from Spain, Croatia, Malta and Greece to be tested for the coronavirus, as the number of new cases crossed the 500 mark for the first time in weeks.
“We need to maintain the utmost caution in order to defend what we have achieved so far”, said Speranza. “People returning from these countries will now have to have swabs”.
On Thursday Italy registered 523 new coronavirus cases, up from 481 on Wednesday, said the health ministry.
The death toll rose by six to 35,225 on Thursday. In total, 252,235 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Italy, including people who have died, recovered and those currently infected.
