Italy to impose mandatory five-day quarantine on EU travel -sources

30/03/2021 - 10:48 AM

(210328) -- ROME, March 28, 2021 (Xinhua) -- People walk on Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, March 27, 2021. According to the Health Ministry's latest data, 23,839 new cases were registered on a daily basis, brought the country's total to 3,512,453, comprising active infections, recoveries, and fatalities, since the pandemic officially broke out here in late February last year. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

Italy will impose a mandatory five-day quarantine for all those arriving or returning from trips to European Union countries, health ministry sources said on Tuesday.

Travellers will also need to take a Covid-19 test before leaving the country and a further test after their quarantine period is finished.

Similar measures are already in place for trips to countries outside the European Union. The sources did not say how long the new restrictions would remain in place.