“The mask must always be worn”

“From now on you have to wear masks when you leave home and wear them in any case unless you are in a situation of continuous isolation, for example if you are isolated in the field or in the mountains. Rest, however, the mask should not only be worn but also. “The prime minister says so Giuseppe Conte outside Palazzo Chigi commenting on the new Dpcm approved by the government on the obligation to wear masks.

“We have introduced a more rigorous measure for this phase. A new decree law is drafted to deal with the resurgence of the infection.”

As of tomorrow, the decree approved by the Council of Ministers with the obligation to wear masks will come into force. “The mask should not only be used, but also used – continues Conte – we can no longer be in the perspective that one sees a street with few people and takes off or puts on the mask. We want to be more rigorous because we want to in all It makes sense to avoid more restrictive measures for productive and social activities. That is why we no longer distinguish between public and private places. “

The only exceptions to the obligation are established for “children under 6 years of age, for those who practice sports and for those with breathing difficulties.” Those who violate the obligation to wear the mask may be sanctioned with “a fine of up to a thousand euros“.

Mask also in the house if there are guests.

The Prime Minister recommends that Italians behave appropriately even in family and when receiving guests at home, friends or relatives. “The rules of mask and distance also apply to family members who, for example, live on the other side of town.”

In the case of private houses we speak of recommendation. But a strong recommendation: it would not be reasonable to keep the mask among people who live together all day. But in the face of the elderly and vulnerable people, the distance must also be respected in the family. More expensive “.

Obviously, there are no penalties for inappropriate behavior in homes. As Conte explains, “the State cannot enter private homes, I consider it a sacrosanct principle.” “The rules do not exist for the sanctioning aspect, but the most important thing is the realization of a common project”, the prime minister said again, releasing a strong recommendation: “Even in the family you have to be careful. Distances. situations in which the contagion is more widespread ”.

Should masks also be used to work?

As the text of the Dpcm explains, personal protective equipment should be used not only in closed places accessible to the public, as already in the past, but more generally in indoor places other than private homes and also in all outdoor places . However, for workplaces, anti-contagion protocols and guidelines prevail, as explained in the text below. In addition, the anti-contagion protocols and guidelines provided for economic, productive, administrative and social activities are reserved. This means that current safety rules continue to apply in the workplace.

The masks at school

The rules don’t change at school. This was explained by the Minister of Education Lucia azzolina Alabama Tg La7: “We have protocols and guidelines already established. If a student is sitting a meter away, he can lower it, if he wants to keep it, he can do it, in dynamic situations it must be maintained.” “Now even outside of schools with the use of the mask there will be more protection.“.

The text of the new Dpcm: “Always masks if you are not among people who do not live together”

What the new dpcm provides: the rules

Here are briefly the measurements contained (or confirmed) by the dpcm:

The other point in which the government intervened refers to the powers of the Regions. The governors will be able to continue issuing ordinances that are harsher than the executive measures, but they will not be able to adopt other “broader” measures, therefore more permissive, if not “in agreement” with the Minister of Health and with the prior opinion of the CTS.

“We consider it opportune and necessary – says Conte – to recover the relationship between the State and the Regions that we had built in the hardest phase.” “With today’s elections,” adds Speranza, “we mark a change, not more ordinances to be expanded, but ordinances that begin to say ‘be careful because the situation is serious and delicate.’

Not a tear, therefore, but, from the government’s point of view, a return to collaboration in February and March also confirmed by the reopening of the control room between the Executive and the local authorities, to have a daily discussion. The president of the Conference Stefano Bonaccini has already announced the first request that comes from the territories: the increase in capacity in sports facilities, theaters and museums. “Let us take this week to address all the other issues that we consider necessary,” conceded the Minister of Regional Affairs, Francesco Boccia. Although it will be difficult to explain to citizens why the government also imposes a mask on those who walk alone down the street and then decide to open the buildings to more than a thousand people ”.

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Article last updated at 20:42