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Several thousand people protested in central Rome on Saturday against the government’s decision to extend the use of the corona pass from October 15 and also make it mandatory at work.
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Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced three weeks ago that employees could lose their wages if they refuse to follow the rules surrounding the health pass, which includes a vaccination or recovery certificate or a negative corona test.
Several thousand people took to the streets in Rome on Saturday to protest the measure. The protesters deplore the “criminal and cowardly blackmail” of the Italian government by forcing people “indirectly to vaccinate”.
Saturday’s demonstration, also attended by far-right groups, was marred by some clashes with police.
According to figures from the Ministry of Health, nearly 80 percent of the Italian population over the age of 12 has been fully vaccinated. Italy, the first European country to be hit by the epidemic, has paid a heavy toll with more than 130,000 corona deaths.
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