From Monday, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Puglia, Lombardy, Lazio and the autonomous province of Trento will be white zones, after the health minister signed an ordinance confirming the changes on Friday evening.
This means these areas can now drop most of the nation’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
The only curbs in white zones are social distancing and the wearing of masks indoors and in crowded outdoor places.
Those regions also no longer will have to apply a curfew.
So far 12 of the country’s 20 regions have been classified white zones.
Italy’s coronavirus rate continues to be low compared to other countries with a seven-day incidence rate of 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
“The vaccination campaign is progressing fast, and the incidence rate is at a level that allows the containment of new cases,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday.
If the trend continues, all of Italy could see the lifting of most restrictions by the end of June.
