Preview: Covid-19 - Italy Updates

13 Mar 2020

Covid-19 - Italy Updates

In order to hinder and limit the possible spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in Italy, the Italian Government has ordered a series of restrictions applied to the whole country that will be in force until 3 April 2020.

Tourism

On the subject of tourism, the Government encourages avoiding any movement across all country (see “Tourism” section of Decree's FAQ by Prime Minister of 9 March 2020).

Only Italian and foreign tourists still on holiday who need to come back to their places of residence are allowed to move. Airports and railways stations are open just to allow these people to come back to their own places.

The Italian Government recommends checking the status of flights and means of public transport on the websites of overland, sea and air transport companies before setting off.

Restrictions applied to the whole country (DPCM 8 March 2020 and DPCM 9 March 2020)

The Decrees by Prime Minister dated 8 March 2020 and 9 March 2020 establish a series of measures that regulate the behavior of Italian citizens and tourists across the country:

- Necessity to avoid movement of people to and from all regions with the exception of well-founded business reasons, circumstances of need, movement due to health reasons. Movements will be possible only if justified by business needs or circumstances of need or health reasons to be proved with a self-declaration that can also be made on the spot filling in forms supplied by police authorities. Compliance checks of mobility restrictions will concern roads and highways, trains and railway stations, airports (with the exception of transferring passengers. For Schengen and non-Schengen departures, self-declarations will be requested only for residents or people living in the areas subject to restrictions. For Schengen and non-Schengen arrivals, passengers will have to justify the purpose of their trip upon entry), cruise ships (Venice).

- Suspension of events and sports contests in public and private places.

- Shutdown of ski lifts in ski areas.

- Suspension of shows and events in public and private places like cinemas, theatres, pubs, dance schools, discos and other indoor places.

- Opening of religious sites is conditioned by the adoption of organizational measures that guarantee a safety distance of at least one meter to attenders.

- Shutdown of museums, institutes and cultural spaces (museums, libraries, archives, archaeological areas, archaeological parks, historical complexes).

- Suspension of activities in gyms, sports centers, swimming-pools, wellness centers, thermal resorts (with the exception of services considered essential levels of care), cultural centers, social centers, recreation centers.

- Suspension of civil and religious ceremonies

To get support and information it is possible to address the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its diplomatic network (embassies and consulates): https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ministero/laretediplomatica/rete-diplomatica-mappa.html

Useful links:

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Hereafter we report links to the information pages arranged by Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces for the Coronavirus emergency and any possible local regulations. To get updated information it is also possible to contact Regions and Autonomous Provinces through the email addresses listed below.

The update of the information contained in the recommended pages is managed by local editorial offices.

- Abruzzo

Link to further information

Email contact: redazioneweb@abruzzoturismo.it - info@abruzzoturismo.it

- Aosta Valley

Link to further information

Email contacts: info@turismo.vda.it

- Basilicata

Link to further information (in italian)

Official Tourist Website

Email contact: infopoint@aptbasilicata.it

- Calabria