Italians rebel against corona measures – Coronavirus –

Protests against restrictive measures against the coronavirus broke out in some Italian cities on Monday night.

At a press conference on Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte presented new restrictive measures that took effect on Monday. Bars and restaurants must close at 6 pm A maximum of four people can sit at a table in a restaurant. Take-out services are still allowed. Cinemas, theaters, game rooms, clubs, public sports facilities and swimming pools will be completely closed.
As part of the new restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic, Italy has also decided to close its ski slopes. Public life in Italy is severely restricted.

Ten people were arrested in Turin for vandalizing and looting shop windows in the city center. Masked protesters threw firecrackers and other objects at the police, and security forces responded with tear gas. A journalist was injured.

In Milan, the headquarters of the Lombardy region was thrown with stones, bottles and sausages. A police officer was injured and two protesters were arrested, Italian media reported. “The closure at 6 pm is worse for us than a total closure,” emphasized a spokesman for the protesters.

Thousands of pubs, merchants and small business owners took part in a demonstration against the Italian government’s anti-Covid measures in Trieste city center on Monday evening. Some protesters threw smoke bombs at the prefectural headquarters. Some policemen were hit. The president of the Friuli region, Massimiliano Fedriga, and the mayor of Trieste, Roberto Dipiazza, condemned the violent actions during a peaceful demonstration.

In Naples, thousands of people demonstrated for the second time in a few days against the night curfew in the region from 11 pm to 5 am and the early closure of restaurants, cafes and bars. The protesters chanted slogans against the government.

Prime Minister Conte said: “The country cannot afford another blockade.”

In the Italian capital, riots against crown curfews broke out over the weekend for the second night in a row.

ZIB 1 – Vospernik (ORF) to the chagrin of Italians for the coercive measures.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his understanding at a briefing in Geneva on Monday (ahead of the nighttime riots) that many people felt some “pandemic fatigue.” The psychological and physical stress of working from home and the distance with friends and family are high.

Still, people shouldn’t give up now. However, above all, health systems and the people who work for them must be protected. The head of the WHO asked people to take all precautions to avoid contagion. This is the only way to avoid further crashes.

Almost two-thirds of Germans expect shops, restaurants or schools to close again due to the drastic increase in the number of corona infections. In a poll conducted by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of the German Press Agency, 63 percent said they expected such a blockade. Only 23 percent do not believe in him, 13 percent did not provide any information.

In view of the dramatic increase in the number of corona infections, the government of the Czech Republic has imposed a night curfew. As of Wednesday, people will no longer be able to leave their homes between 9 p.m. and 4.59 a.m., as announced by Health Minister Roman Prymula, who is about to leave office, after Monday’s cabinet meeting for the night. The measures taken so far have had little effect, the 56-year-old said.