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Liguria. Mobility restrictions – until Monday, November 2 – to try to neutralize what is traditionally characterized by being a very lively weekend: Halloween. This is the decision made in the last hours by the Liguria Region with an ordinance (valid throughout the region) signed by Governor Giovanni Toti.
Furthermore, the same measure places the maximum occupancy rate of public transport in Liguria at 60%, calculated on the nominal capacity for which buses and trains are approved. This is foreseen by the new ordinance signed by the president of the Region, Giovanni Toti, which will be in force as of Saturday morning. On the trains, however, capacity will remain at 80% as required by current national regulations.
The extension of the measure, already adopted in the municipality of Genoa, which provides for mobility restrictions and the reduction of the filling threshold of public transport vehicles to the 60%. Local and suburban line. The ordinance was shared with the mayors of the capitals and with Anci Liguria.
“With the help of new media and new provisions for distance education, we have the possibility to operate buses in Genoa and Liguria in a less crowded way,” Toti commented. “We have analyzed all the data – added Commissioner Berrino – and we spoke with all the road transport companies that are willing to support the races that should be more crowded with other buses to avoid crowds. For the system to work, the collaboration of all citizens is necessary.
“The extension of the ‘Genoa model’ to the rest of Liguria in the coming afternoons is essential to give a strong message, especially to young people: we want to prevent our children from running the risk of possible infections, lowering our guard during the next weekend , where Halloween is also usually celebrated. Responsibility and the utmost prudence must prevail. It is not a curfew, but rather a strong recommendation to limit movements, if not essential, avoiding the occasions of reunion or aggregation that somehow favor contagions ”.
According to the ordinance, it is allowed to enter and leave the house or legitimately open businesses, it is allowed to move for work needs, individual sports or motor activities, situations of need or health reasons.
“Beyond this specific measure – Toti adds – we make a strong recommendation to the elderly and frail to lead a life of retirement, avoiding crowded places and any potentially risky situation.”
“It is one more signal for citizens, so that they always pay close attention when they travel – explains Transport Councilor Gianni Berrino -. This is combined with the request to always respect the rule of wearing a mask and sanitizing hands. We also ask citizens for their cooperation to avoid crowds at stops, as transport companies have already facilitated additional trips on the busiest lines, precisely to ensure that no one is left on foot or has to get on a bus that is too crowded ” .
THE ‘SAFE TRANSPORTATION’ NOTICE WAS EXPANDED TO OVER 75
The Liguria region extends the ‘safe transport’ notice to more than 75, that is, the possibility of requesting a voucher to obtain a prepaid card of 250 euros to be collected at Carige branches (selected by the beneficiary at the time of complete the application among the 62 branches available) and to spend from November 9 in the regional network of taxis and rental services with driver (NCC), with a limit of use for each trip equal to 30 euros.
“The objective – explains the Councilor for Social Policies Ilaria Cavo – is to reduce the risk of contagion in older people, who are more exposed to possible complications in the event of contagion even in the absence of other pathologies. We want to serve those over 75 years of age, that is why a part of the population that we want to care for and that we want to protect. At the same time, this choice is in line with the other measures already taken to lighten local public transport ”.
The call, which maintains the budget of 2.2 million euros, is still aimed at the categories for which it was initially conceived, that is, people suffering from rare diseases or exempted for pathologies that imply difficulty in walking or in possession of recognition civil disability. 100% and pregnant women. The deadline for submitting applications, through the online counter on the Filse website, is December 31, 2020. Recipients will receive a prepaid card that will have a chip that will allow it to be used only in taxis and NCCs and not for others. applications. Must be spent before June 30, 2021.
To date, 810 applications have already been submitted, of which about 700 have already been admitted to the benefit.
As of November 3, citizens who wish to apply will be able to contact the toll-free number 800180431 to receive qualified support in the compilation (even on holidays): it will be possible to have a telephone consultation or an appointment at one of the 26 branches ( attached list) of the Associations of Consumers and Users recognized by the Region and coordinated by the Institute of Consumers of Liguria. “Thanks to the support of consumer associations and Filse, which is training toll-free operators – concludes Commissioner Cavo – we will do everything possible to limit the movements of fragile people, favoring the compilation of the application through the telephone consulting ”. .
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