Italy to require COVID passports for indoor activities, long-distance travel

• The administration led by Mario Draghi also announced that a Green Pass — a digital or paper certificate — will also be required to board long-distance transportation between regions, according to Reuters.

By the numbers: Italy has vaccinated almost 60% of its population, though it, like many other countries, is experiencing an increase in cases and hospitalizations driven by the Delta variant of the virus.

• It reported more than 6,500 cases and 21 deaths from the virus on Wednesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The big picture: Conservative politicians have said that Draghi's vaccination campaign has gone too far by discriminating against people who are unvaccinated, damaging freedoms and breaking European Union rules.