The Italian government on Wednesday approved a new decree that will ease some covid restrictions as premier Mario Draghi pledged to move towards an "even greater reopening of the country" in the coming weeks. The relaxing of rules will primarily affect schools and those who are fully vaccinated, with the duration of the Green Pass to be indefinite for people who have had the third "booster" shot or have had two doses of the vaccine and recovered from covid.

The move came the day after the government reduced the duration of the Green Pass from nine to six months, causing anxiety for fully vaccinated people whose vaccine pass had been nearing its expiry date. The six-month validity for the Green Pass will now only apply to those who have had two shots.