Italy reopens to South Africa – but not for tourists

But that doesn't mean getting to Italy will be easy, and tourism is strictly forbidden.And even if allowed in and fully vaccinated, travellers will need to self-isolate for 10 days.Italy has ended its ban on travellers from South Africa and has, instead, imposed strict conditions for entry. But most South Africans will be unable to meet the criteria and effectively remain barred.

European Union member states recently agreed to lift the travel ban imposed on South Africa and its neighbouring countries. The EU's"emergency brake" mechanism – restricting travel from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe – was implemented shortly after the detection of the Omicron variant in late November.

. Roberto Speranza, the Italian minister of health, announced that entry would be banned for any traveller who had been in South Africa, or its neighbouring countries, in the past 14 days. Prior to this, Italy, due to its tough battle with Covid-19 during the early stages of the pandemic, had remained largely out of reach for travellers beyond the EU. Today, Italy has five categories of travellers –European countries are most contained within the A, B, and C categories, which allows fully vaccinated travellers entry to Italy without needing quarantine.

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