The Telegraph 18 June 2021 - by Annabel Fenwick-Elliott
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Italy has introduced a mandatory five-day quarantine for visitors from Britain, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday, as concerns grow over increasing cases of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Meanwhile, the country is lifting restrictions on travellers from the United States, Canada, Japan and other European Union states provided they have a 'Covid-19 green pass.'
The new rule will be in force from tomorrow (Saturday), and follows crackdowns from France, Germany and Austria; all of which have introduced curbs on British tourists due to the Indian 'Delta' variant this month.
It comes as Germany announced today that the Delta variant only accounts for 6 per cent of cases in its country, while in the UK it now makes up 91 per cent.
As a result, more countries in Europe and around the world could well join Italy and enforce similar measures on British travellers in the coming weeks.
