The Super Green Pass has become mandatory with effect from 6th December 2021, but what is it?
The Super Green Pass, that you have been hearing about for a while consists of the Covid-19 green certification obtained only with vaccination or with the recovery from the SARS-COV-2 Virus, remaining excluded the certification obtained after the negative result of the antigenic swab (the so called rapid swab). As for the validity of the Super Green Pass, it has already changed more than once: from the November DL (no. 172/2021) to the December DL (no. 221/2021) it went from a duration of 12 to 9 months and then decreased further. In fact, from February 1, 2022 the duration of the vaccine Super Green Pass is reduced from 9 to 6 months. While waiting for all the changes that will take place until the end of the state of emergency - set for March 31, 2022 - and even after the end of the state of emergency, it seems appropriate to point out what changes if the zones switch, now known, white, yellow, orange and red.
• WHITE ZONE
All activities are open, there are no restrictions on travel. You need the basic Green Pass to:
- take public transportation, trains and planes;
- go to the gym and swimming pool;
- go to the hotel and to the attached restaurants;
- use the ski facilities.
You need a Super Green Pass to:
- go to an indoor restaurant;
- go to the movies and theater;
- go to the stadium;
- attend parties and public functions.
- YELLOW ZONE
- Outdoor mask requirement.
- In indoor bars and restaurants, you can consume meals only if you have a Super Green Pass.
- ORANGE ZONE
- You can not leave the municipality of residence, if not for reasons of work, necessity and urgency.
- All activities remain open but many will be accessible only with Super Green Pass.
With the Super Green Pass:
- you can move freely, even outside your region;
- you can go to bars and restaurants, to the gym and indoor swimming pools, to the cinema and the theater;
- you can enter fairs and conventions, amusement parks, ski resorts and spas.
- RED ZONE
- You can not leave the municipality of residence if not for reasons of work, necessity, urgency.
- Restaurants and bars are closed, but it is allowed the takeaway and home delivery.
- Stores closed except supermarkets, grocery stores, newsstands, tobacco shops, pharmacies and those with Ateco code allowed. The bans also extend to those who own the Super Green Pass. *
Finally, the latest news in terms of Super Green Pass are as follows:
- from January 10, 2022: Super Green Pass requirement for: all public transportation; outdoor food services; indoor and outdoor swimming pools; gyms; spas and amusement parks; museums; hotels and accommodations; parties resulting from civil or religious ceremonies (such as baptisms or weddings); festivals and fairs; congresses; ski facilities; team sports including outdoor (e.g. soccer); game rooms, bingo halls and casinos;
- from February 15, 2022: mandatory Super Green Pass for all workers (public and private) and professionals aged 50 years or older. Those who are not yet vaccinated will need to get their first dose of the vaccine by January 31, 2022 to get a Super Green Pass valid starting February 15, 2022.
Please refer to the reading of a useful and explanatory table of which, for convenience, is attached below the link: