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The Italian government wants to talk to neighboring countries about the temporary closure of the ski slopes: against relaxation during the Christmas season, otherwise there is the risk of a third wave crown. LH Kaiser doesn’t think so.
10:38 am, November 24, 2020
The Italian government wants contacts with neighboring Alpine countries, including Austria, to discuss a possible closure of the ski slopes during the Christmas period. The aim is to ban ski holidays at the European level and prevent the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, reported the Roman daily “La Repubblica” (Monday edition).
According to the Italian government the ski slopes should not open until the end of Januarywhen the number of infections falls 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, there is a risk that Italy will face a third wave of coronavirus infections after the January holidays.
The Governor of Carinthia, Peter Kaiser, does not believe “at first glance” about such a ban on ski holidays. And it all depends on the epidemiological development, as he said on Tuesday in the morning newspaper Ö1. Kaiser questioned why you shouldn’t be able to ski outdoors if you take the proper steps. In any case, closed booths should be avoided.
The government of Premier Giuseppe Conte This week the anti-Covid measures that should be applied for the Christmas season are being reviewed. 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.
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.
Protests against the plan
The Italian government’s plans for a possible closure of the ski slopes during the Christmas period as a measure against the corona pandemic have sparked backlash in Italy. Six regions of northern Italy, including neighboring regions of Austria Trentino South Tyrol and Friuli Venezia Giulia, appealed to the government of Rome to abandon its plans. The danger is that the mountainous economy will plunge into an even deeper crisis.
“Closing the ski slopes during the Christmas holidays means condemning mountain communities to death. While people will ski in Austria, Switzerland and France, the government in Italy wants to close everything. The northern regions of Italy have anti- Covid- Precautions have been drawn up for ski facilities, thanks to which it is possible to ski in complete safety, “he emphasized. Sertori concepts, Commissioner for the mountain communities of the Lombardy region, on Monday.
The governor of South Tyrol, Arno kompatscher, called a meeting with the government to discuss the issue of the ski season. The president of the Veneto region in northern Italy, Luca Zaia, urged a European agreement on winter sports. “It would be absurd if the ski slopes remained closed with us while you can ski normally in Saint Moritz,” said Zaia.
The winner of the Italian ski world cup Federica Brignone it warned of catastrophic damage if the ski facilities were closed during the Christmas period. “At Christmas you have to send a positive signal and open the ski slopes,” demanded Brignone.
The Italian Deputy Minister of Health sees the situation differently Pier paolo sileri. “The coronavirus does not take into account the Christmas season. We must not take hasty steps and reopen everything too soon,” Sileri warned. You shouldn’t make the same mistake you made in August, when many Italians got infected during the holidays.
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.
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