Italy committed to face-to-face teaching for new school year

FILE PHOTO: Students attend a lesson at Liceo Scientific Isacco Newton, as much of the country becomes a 'yellow zone', easing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions and allowing students of all ages to go back to school, in Rome, Italy, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Italy's government is committed to beginning the new school year in September with face-to-face teaching, Prime Minister Mario Draghi told journalists during a briefing on Friday.

On Thursday the government ruled that teachers must have proof of immunity from COVID-19 before entering the classroom, and also made the so-called Green Pass mandatory for travellers on trains, planes, ships and inter-city coaches.

(Reporting by Gavin Jones, writing by Agnieszka Flak, editing by Maria Pia Quaglia)