Health Minister Roberto Speranza said
the Italian public must not drop its guard on COVID-19,
stressing that the level of contagion is still high.
"The pandemic is not over," Speranza said.
"We have emerged from the state of emergency (on April 1) and we
are in a different phase with respect to the past, but the virus
has not disappeared.
"Today, 1.2 million Italians have COVID and people are still
dying.
"We mustn't lower our guard.
"It is necessary to be prudent and keep going with the
vaccination campaign.
"My voice continues to call for caution even if it is going
against the tide".
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