Green Pass Covid: what it is and what the Italian green card will be used for

The Council of Ministers has approved the Decree-law 22 April 2021, n. 52, which postpones the state of emergency to 31 July and which, in addition to reopenings, regulates travel between the Regions by introducing the so-called Green pass.

Il Guarantor for the protection of personal data raised some doubts about the green card and therefore the entry into force of the certification could be postponed.

But let's look together at what the Green Card is and what benefits it could bring to the short-term rental sector.

The Italian green pass at the moment it is not intended to be a vaccination passport but it is a document that can certify the vaccination or recovery from Covid-19 or the negativity of a molecular test carried out within 48 hours prior to the move.

Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for the Internal Market and head of the vaccine task force, had already anticipated a prototype document that could allow safe travel within Europe, which in paper form, through an app or a QR code, certifies the vaccination, recovery or failing a test.

Il Italian green pass è inspired by the European green passport, the diffusion of which is foreseen from 15 June, and it is hoped that it will facilitate Italian holidays by allowing the movement of million people which after months of restrictions they aim to pass safe holidays.

The Decree Law provides for the need to show the certification only for travel to and from red and/or orange areas.

For travel between yellow-banded Regions, however, it will be sufficient to present a self-certification. The Decree Law reintroduced the yellow zone from 26 April 2021 in a large part of Italy, so the green pass may not be needed immediately.

However, it could be very useful in the event of a resumption of infections and the passage of some regions to the orange or red zone.

The pass, which as mentioned will be able to certify both the immunization and the negativization or negativity of the swab, will have different temporal validity depending on what it will assert.

Green pass how it works and how long it lasts

• It will be sufficient to have obtained even just the first dose of the vaccine to be able to request from the health facility that administered it. The duration of the green pass for vaccinated people will be 6 months.
• There are now millions of Italians who have overcome the Coronavirus infection. We remind you that the healed patient is someone who no longer has the symptoms of Covid-19 and who is negative on two consecutive tests. Negatized people who wish to move for the next holidays will be able to show the certificate of recovery which will be valid for 6 months.
• Negative molecular test. The certification issued by the structures authorized to carry out the swab will be valid for 48 hours; it has not yet been clarified whether rapid antigen tests will also be valid.

The Italian green certificate aims to facilitate national traffic responsible and to ensure safety not only for those who travel but for all operators in the travel sector.

What will the national Covid passport look like

Paper or QR code? The written document would help people less inclined to digital, an App or a downloadable code on the smartphone to show if necessary, would be more in line with the needs of a population of young travellers.

The risk of not opting for a digital document would be to expose yourself to the risk of forgery.

In that case, however, the penalties would be very high and even provide for imprisonment.

Benefits of the introduction of the Green Pass

The goal is therefore to ensure the Italians peaceful holidays and block new waves after the holiday season ends.

Confirmed last year's trend towards proximity tourism, the green pass will allow you to move from one region to another without further restrictions.

CleanBnB looks with interest at the initiative of the Draghi Government, which could help increase the confidence of guests and managers and facilitate the resumption of travel and travel short rentals to finally aim for a long-term restart.