Covid Italy, positivity rate below 10%. Stop quarantine from non-EU countries

The epidemic curve from Covid-19 in Italy continues to descend. Infections, hospitalizations and intensive care are still decreasing. While the positivity rate drops below 10% for the first time since December. From 1 March the rules for those entering Italy from non-EU countries will change: once the quarantine has been eliminated, the Green Pass for vaccination, recovery or negative swab will be sufficient. The first reservations for the Novavax vaccine are starting today: it will be used only for the primary cycle. Read also BULLETIN – There are 60,029 new infections from Coronavirus in Italy recorded in the latest bulletin of the Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health. There are also a further 322 deaths. In the last 24 hours, 603,639 swabs were processed with a positive rate of 9.9%. Intensive care patients decreased, totaling 896, 32 fewer than yesterday and hospitalized with symptoms, 13,076 in total and 299 fewer than yesterday. EXTRA EU ARRIVALS – Health Minister Roberto Speranza has signed a new ordinance which provides “starting from 1 March, for arrivals from all non-European countries the same rules already in force for European countries”. “For entry into the national territory”, he explains, “one of the conditions of the Green Pass will be sufficient: vaccination certificate, recovery certificate or negative test”. NOVAVAX-The first Novavax anti Covid protein vaccine arrives in Italy. The doses of Nuvaxovid, this is the official name, can be booked from today in Piedmont and from tomorrow, February 24, in Lazio. By the end of this week, a first supply of one million doses will be immediately distributed to all regions and autonomous provinces, as announced by Commissioner Francesco Figliuolo. “Then there will be another couple of million doses in March. So there will also be the possibility of using this additional vaccine,” he added.