The Italian government is preparing to phase out Italy's main covid restrictions, from masks to the Green Pass, after the state of emergency expires on 31 March. The emergency legislation has granted authorities sweeping powers to tackle the pandemic and has been extended several times since it was introduced in January 2020.

Once the legislation expires the government will dismantle its structure of coronavirus advisors, including the technical scientific committee (CTS) and the emergency covid commissioner General Figliuolo, and will scrap the colour-coded covid risk system for Italian regions. In its place will be a new health ministry unit, active until the end of this year, tasked with overseeing various measures including monitoring case numbers and completing Italy's covid vaccination campaign.