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Ski slopes should only open in January
SALZBURG24 / Wurzer
Europe’s ski slopes shouldn’t open until January, according to the Italian government’s request.
Posted: Nov 23, 2020 2:05 pm
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Italy wants to talk to its neighboring countries, including Austria, about closing ski slopes for the Christmas season and introducing a Europe-wide ban on skiing holidays. The Roman daily “La Repubblica” reported Monday that crown numbers must be contained.
According to the Italian government, the ski slopes should not open until the end of January, when the number of infections drops and EU countries can start vaccination campaigns. In view of the high number of new infections and deaths in Italy, anti-Covid measures should not be relaxed during the Christmas period. Otherwise, the danger is that Italy will face a third wave of coronavirus infections after the January holidays.
The government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is reviewing the anti-Covid measures that should be implemented for the Christmas season this week. The government must make a decision before December 3. On this day, the regulation that introduced the so-called traffic light system made up of yellow, orange and red regions in Italy expires.
Schools are supposed to stay until January
In order for commerce to take a deep breath during Advent, shops must be able to stay open until 10 pm in all regions, regardless of the number of infections. With the longer opening hours, you want to avoid the crowds. The security forces must control that there are no traffic jams in shopping centers and supermarkets. As part of the anti-Covid measures for the Christmas season, the government wants to keep schools closed until January 11. Almost all schools, with the exception of elementary schools, as well as universities should rely on distance learning by then, according to the cabinet plan.
The number of infected people is decreasing
In Italy, on Sunday for the second day in a row, both the number of coronavirus infections and the number of fatalities fell in the last 24 hours. The number of new infections dropped from 34,767 to 28,337. 562 deaths were reported, the day before there were 692, reported the Ministry of Health. Thus, 49,823 people have died with or from the corona virus in Italy since the pandemic began on February 20. 188,747 tests were performed in 24 hours, 15 percent of which were positive.
(Those: APA)
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