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Aug 6, 2021

Italy rolls out mandatory digital COVID pass

From the BBC World Service: Before going into restaurants, gyms, or theaters, Italy will now require proof of vaccination, negative coronavirus test, or recovery from the virus. Plus: India is running a trial for the e-RUPI. And, extreme weather wreaks havoc on southern Europe and North Korea.

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A visitor shows her Covid-19 certificates for scanning before entering the Vatican Museums in the Vatican on August 6, 2021, as Italy made the Green Pass, which is an extension of the EU's digital Covid certificate, required from today to enter cinemas, museums and indoor sports venues, or eat indoors at restaurants. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)
A visitor shows her Covid-19 certificates for scanning before entering the Vatican Museums in the Vatican on August 6, 2021, as Italy made the Green Pass, which is an extension of the EU's digital Covid certificate, required from today to enter cinemas, museums and indoor sports venues, or eat indoors at restaurants. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Italy rolls out mandatory digital COVID pass