confirmed by the Italian Council of Ministers the new derogation for citizens of the Republic of San Marino, until 31 December
The exemption will also be valid and extended to all workplaces, both for public administration staff and for anyone working in the private sector in Italy, according to the provisions of the Dpcm on “workplace checks” of 12 October 2021. In any case, it will be necessary to show, in addition to the text of the decree, the card or the certificate of vaccination issued by the San Marino health authorities.
The Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic approved in today’s session the Decree Law which will regulate and introduce, in article 14 paragraph 6, the new measures for the safe exercise of activities related to the possession and display of the green certification Covid-19 for citizens of the Republic of San Marino in the Italian territory. The introduced measure provides continuity to the derogation provided for by the previous Italian Law Decree – n ° 111 of Friday 6 August 2021 – by integrating and expanding its field of action also to all workplaces, public or private, where employees are employed. citizens of San Marino, in addition to means of transport, schools and universities, health facilities, services related to culture, sport and other recreational activities carried out on Italian territory. In any case, it will be necessary to show in all cases, in addition to the text of the decree containing the exemption, the card or certificate of vaccination issued by the Social Security Institute of the Republic of San Marino. The agreement, reached with mutual satisfaction, comes after an important political-diplomatic work carried out in recent weeks by the Secretariats of State for Health and Social Security and for Foreign Affairs, in particular by the Secretaries of State Roberto Ciavatta and Luca Beccari, with the equal officials of the Ministry of Health and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Meanwhile, in the direction of simplifying the safety procedures for access to the various activities on Italian soil, the Institute for Social Security today announced that it has revised the rates and procedures for the execution of quick antigenic swabs for the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has brought these tests to a controlled price of 10 euros since Monday 18 October. The rapid antigenic swabs can be requested from the ISS Analysis Laboratory, by contacting the Laboratory secretariat, from Monday to Friday from 10 to 12, through the number 0549.994208 and will be performed every day from Monday to Saturday. The ISS has also communicated, following the provisions of the San Marino Governor, that it has also started the procedure for the first phase of rapid antigenic swabs in pharmacies, which will see their first experimental phase only in some shops in the area from Monday. To book, you will need to use the BookPA Public Administration portal.
Roberto Ciavatta (Secretary of State for Health and Social Security): “Allow me to express great satisfaction with the resolution of this case and to underline, once again, the broadest willingness on the part of the Italian health authorities and institutions to stand together in the fight to the pandemic. Now, starting on Monday, we will work on improving the procedures for verifying the vaccination of San Marino citizens, to avoid the problems inherent in displaying the vaccination card ”.
Luca Beccari (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs): “Today’s is a further confirmation that active relations and collaborations with the Italian State, our main partner also in the fight against the pandemic, are particularly solid. I would like to underline that technical agreements are underway to offer mobility facilities between the two territories, through adequate information tools and that we have also obtained assurances for the further steps required by the agreed deadlines “.