UPDATE 1-Soccer-Italy warns fans from England not to use vacation loopholes

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ROME, July 1 (Reuters) – Italy has warned any fans from England not to try out to use loopholes in COVID vacation limitations to sneak into the quarter-finals Euro 2020 clash between England and Ukraine in Rome on Saturday, even if they have a ticket.

In an effort to prevent the spread of the hugely contagious Delta coronavirus variant, Rome last month released a five-working day quarantine for anybody coming to Italy who experienced been to Britain in the past two weeks.

It made an exception for quick-continue to be business enterprise visits and people in transit, but on Thursday the Italian embassy in London issued a statement stating any person in the state less than these instances will not be allow into the stadium.

“Being exempt from quarantine in Italy for any lawful reason will not translate into authorization to enter the stadium,”

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