“We want to see studies on infections and outbreaks in our activities”

They were received by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, but the guarantees are not enough and above all they do not stop the protests. Roman merchants have no intention of stopping the battle. A new flash mob is scheduled for this afternoon in Piazza Trilussa, the heart of Trastevere. For next November 2, a large static demonstration – in security, the organizers say – in Piazza del Popolo. All against the new measures contained in the Decree of the Prime Minister of October 24, that is, the closure at 6 pm of the catering, bars, discotheques.

Because if until Friday the complaints were against the curfew from 24 to 5 set by an ordinance of the Lazio Region, now the measures at the central level make the situation even worse. A closing at 6 in the afternoon judged unfair by those directly affected, given the many precautions taken in recent months, from distancing to masks and disinfectants, which now suddenly seem unnecessary.

“We officially ask you to provide us with the studies and scientific evidence produced by the Scientific Technical Committee that show that restaurants, bars, pubs, pizzerias and all places of administration are the cause of the recurrence of infections” writes Mio Italia, Movimento Imprese Ospitalità, an association of companies operating in the Ho.Re.Ca., Hospitality and Tourism sector, in a letter that reached the table of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Yesterday afternoon, the premier received a delegation.

“We are waiting to know the scope of the DPCM’s interventions, first of all the non-reimbursable fund, especially in the timing of the disbursement method. We have no more time to lose, our activities are collapsing ”. explains Mio Italia’s secretary Roberta Pepi, owner of the Robertino restaurant in via Panisperna, in Monti.

There is talk of huge support measures, not well defined and non-refundable, billions of euros disbursed in mid-November, directly to current accounts through the Tax Agency, but we are waiting to read in black and white. Interventions in rentals, attention to startups, expansion of the Redundancy Fund and the relationship with banks, other necessary and priority measures. Premier Conte has promised to call us again in early December to check the state of the art in our sector “. Meanwhile, however, the fighting does not stop. And the forms of mobilization in the streets, is the promise, will be daily.

From President Conte also Fabio Mina, President of Lupe Roma and Fipet Confesercenti. “We have submitted all our requests. According to President Conte, we are talking about huge support measures. We are waiting to know the true scope of the measures. We do not give up.”

“The sacrifices made to resist the effects of the pandemic by economic operators active in tourism, catering, crafts, the organization of congresses, fairs, events and ceremonies, as well as in the cinema, theater and associations sports, have been in vain due to the restrictions imposed by the last Dpcm ” they also comment from the Cna of Rome. “After the announcement of the new measures, the ray of hope that had been lit with the end of the blockade has tragically disappeared. All the investments made by economic operators to restart will not produce any effect due to the new regulations in force today and the imposed closures will cause unsustainable losses for the continuity of the business. For all those businesses that had returned to work at least in the afternoon, such as restaurants, the billing for the period will be close to zero “.