Passengers arriving in Rome from four Mediterranean countries receive instructions by airport staff, right, as they line up with their suitcases at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport to be tested for the coronavirus Sunday. Vacationers arriving in Rome from four Mediterranean countries lined up with their suitcases at Leonardo da Vinci airport to be immediately tested for the new coronavirus on Sunday. Last week, Italy’s health minister issued an ordinance requiring the tests for all travelers arriving in Italy from Croatia, Greece, Malta or Spain. Vacationers coming from abroad are fueling an increase in new coronavirus infections in Italy in recent weeks. On Saturday, the daily caseload of new infections topped 600 for the first time since May.

Source: The Standard August 16, 2020 14:48 UTC