HHoliday makers are left confused about Italy’s new Covid Test rules For those coming from the United Kingdom, with plans to cancel flights to the country.
“I’ll have to cancel the entire trip now. I can’t take.” [the] Risk a [positive] Test and isolate upon arrival, and no time to take the test here now before. GUTTED, ”a Twitter user wrote in response to the rule, announced by Italian Health Minister, Roberto Speranza, on Wednesday.
“We were scheduled to fly to Bologna tomorrow however [the] The airport told us that we need to stay in the hotel room until the result of the Covid test which can take up to 72 hours; There are only 7 nights we canceled today, ”Julia Carr tweeted.
Brits arriving in Italy must now present evidence of a negative Covid test – or agree to be tested on arrival.
The rule change, confirmed by the British Foreign Office on Thursday, means that if a British traveler tests positive after arriving in Italy, he may face several weeks of quarantine.
Meanwhile, not all Italian airports have on-site testing facilities, and a special test in the UK can cost around £ 150, with laboratories saying they cannot guarantee results within 72 hours (Britons arriving in Italy must have Evidence of negative results from testing conducted within this time frame).
The list of high-risk destinations in Italy already included Spain, Croatia, Greece and Malta, based on infection rates – the UK’s seven-day rate is now 136.8 per 100,000 people, compared to Italy’s 31.5.
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