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Starting today October 8, 2020, masks must always be worn in places inside that are not private homes and also in all outdoor places. The squeeze is “recommended”, not imposed, by the government even inside the house: if you receive family or friends, says Prime Minister Conte, it is better to use it and keep your distance.
New Dpcm October 7, 2020: is the mask mandatory also in the office?
The only exception to the use of the mask is that the condition of isolation of people who do not live together is continuously guaranteed. In addition, the anti-contagion protocols and guidelines provided for economic, productive, administrative and social activities are reserved.
But this interpretation, which seems to be the correct one, could somehow be questioned by what we read in the newspapers today. For example Walter Ricciardi, a former WHO and consultant to the Ministry of Health, seems to offer another in an interview given today to The impression:
By the way, what does it mean that the mask is mandatory “in indoor places other than private homes” as it is written in the decree …
“That excluding your own house inside, you must always wear it when you cannot respect the distance meter, both in the factory and at a reception in the villa”
Even the Corriere della Sera provides a more restrictive interpretation of the mask in the workplace:
When should it be used indoors?
Always use it indoors when you are not alone.
Should it be used in the office?
In factories it should always be used. It is also mandatory in offices unless you are alone in the room.
The Ansa news agency published a post on Facebook last night in which it shows a man in front of the computer and supports the thesis that the mask is mandatory in the office.
And Il Messaggero writes that at the last moment “the obligation to wear a mask was also introduced in all closed places, including offices, except in private homes. Until now, the mask was only necessary indoors in places open to the public. Anyone who does not comply with the new regulations is taking a big risk: not wearing a mask when planned leads to fines of 400 to 1,000 euros.
The text of the Dpcm of October 7, 2020 in the Official Gazette
It is the text of the Dpcm of October 7, 2020 published in the Official Gazette that definitely clarifies the point
b) in paragraph 2, after letter hh) the following is added:
“Hh-bis) Obligation to always carry respiratory protection devices, with the possibility of foreseeing the mandatory use in indoor places other than private homes and in all outdoor places except cases in which, due to the characteristics of the places or the factual circumstances, The condition of isolation of non-cohabitants is guaranteed permanently, and in any case with the protection of the anti-contagion protocols and guidelines provided for economic, productive, administrative and social activities., as well as the guidelines for the consumption of food and beverages, being excluded from these obligations:
1) subjects who perform sports activities;
2) children under the age of six;
3) subjects with pathologies or disabilities incompatible with the use of the mask, as well as those who, when interacting with the previous ones, find themselves in the same incompatibility ”.
This means that in work places Anti-contagion protocols and guidelines prevail and current safety standards continue to apply. At the same time, the guidelines for the consumption of food and beverages are reserved. For the regulations on distances and masks in offices, factories and shops, the protocols and anti-contagion guidelines already provided are still applied. This means that current safety rules continue to apply in the workplace. In this sense, Ricciardi’s answer is correct, because it refers to the protocols already in force. Until the state of emergency expires on January 31, it is recommended to all public and private companies that have employees working in smart working.
Mask also in the house if there are guests.
The prime minister also recommended to Italians during his press conference to maintain proper behavior even in the 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 “.
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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”, said the prime minister again, launching a strong recommendation: “Even in the family we must be careful. If we host friends and family, we are careful and keep our distance. These are the situations in which the infection spreads the most“.
