Italian government to require all workers to display Covid pass

A teacher has her Green Pass checked by a school worker in Rome (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Italian workers in both the public and private sector will have to display a health pass to access their workplaces from October 15 under a decree issued by Premier Mario Draghi’s coalition government.

The measures are the first by a major European economy to require proof of vaccination, a recent negative virus test or recovery from Covid-19 in the previous six months for all categories of workers.