Italy’s Di Maio denounces 'climate of hatred' against vaccination campaign


  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Sep 2021

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attends the G20 meeting of foreign and development ministers in Matera, Italy, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday denounced a "climate of hatred" against the COVID-19 vaccination campaign after receiving death threats on social media.

Protests are planned on Wednesday against the government's health pass, which restricts access to an array of services to those who cannot show they have received at least one does of the vaccine, have recently tested negative or recovered.

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