Protests erupt as Italians required to show Covid pass to enter workplace

Employees have their certification checked as Italy’s new Green Pass comes into effect. Picture: Andrew Medichini/AP

Protests have erupted in Italy as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect, requiring all workers to show a health pass to get into their place of employment.

Police were out in force, schools closed early and embassies issued warnings of possible violence amid concerns that anti-vaccination demonstrations could turn violent, as they did in Rome over the weekend.