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A health certificate showing proof of immunity from Covid-19 immunity will be required to enter the Vatican as of 1 October, the city state said.
Residents, workers, and visitors will have to carry the so-called “green pass” that is already widely used in surrounding Italy, the Holy See said in a statement. An exception will be made for those attending mass “for the time strictly necessary for the rite”.
The pass – originally conceived to ease travel among European Union states – shows that someone has been vaccinated, has tested negative, or has recently recovered from the coronavirus.
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