For many it has been, and still is, the main obstacle to resume travel: what happens if I test positive (or worse I get Covid-19) abroad or even in Italy but far from my residence?
A big problem: who gets infected abroad it must in fact follow the indications of the country in which it is at the time the infection is certified. That is, he will have to undergo the period of isolation required by local legislation and will be able to return to Italy only at the end of the quarantine after a negative swab or a certain maximum period that has elapsed since the first positive. The latter is the case in Italy, where positive people can break the isolation for a long time at the end of the 21st day from the first positive swab, as long as you haven’t had symptoms for a week. Anyone who gets infected in Italy, in short, if he has no symptoms after three weeks is free even if the test remains positive.
Two central points: where to spend the period of isolation e who pays the health costs. Both, again, vary according to the country you are in. Some have free Covid hotels, dedicated facilities that pay directly and without burdens for the patient. Others, such as China, provide for a hospitalization cost to be borne by the infected person. And the same is true, perhaps with shorter durations, for i close contacts positives after one or more cases on the plane or in a hotel. Also in this case it depends on the discipline of the country: in Italy, for example, a close contact is considered a person who has traveled seated by train, plane or any other means of transport. within two places in any direction from a Covid-19 case. Therefore, if an Italian or a foreigner travels to Italy, they will have to go into isolation only in this case.
Returning to the costs, if you do not have insurance coverage that covers Covid costs, you will have to pay out of your own pocket. In 2020 it was not easy to find, at the moment all the main acronyms (from EuropAssistance to Allianz up to Reale Mutua) offer coverage and assistance for expenses even if we find ourselves positive on vacation: in that case, if the country does not offer free solutions for isolation or they are not to our liking, the policy will reimburse us for quarantine periods and medical expenses if, outside the European Union, they were not free. The important thing is to always check that the pandemic case is not mentioned in the contractual exclusions or references to the coronavirus are not listed as a reason for not paying the due.
Obviously even if you fall ill in another Italian region you cannot travel to return home, not even independently with your own car. You must stay in the location you are in by contacting the local health authorities who will offer a solution in a Covid hotel, where available. Otherwise it will be necessary – again, just like abroad – to provide for yourself, from your own pocket or with insurance.
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