New Dpcm today, what Conte said at the conference

Published on: 04/11/2020 8:43 PM

Regions divided into 3 bands according to risk and increasingly restrictive measures, in force from Friday to December 3. It is the image of the new dpcm that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte illustrates at a press conference. “The virus is advancing strongly in Europe. In the week between October 19 and 25, the number of new cases almost doubled compared to the previous week and the Rt index rose to 1.7 as a national average. There are regions with an even higher rt. Overall numbers are steadily increasing, leading to another likelihood that many regions will exceed critical thresholds for intensive care in the coming weeks. We must take steps to slow the circulation of the virus. Today, unlike the first wave, we have a monitoring plan for the epidemiological curve based on 21 parameters ”, he says.

“We have divided the peninsula into 3 zones: yellow, orange and red. Each with its own restrictive measures. All the measures will go into effect on Friday, to allow everyone enough time to organize their activities, “he says.” The yellow area includes Abruzzo, Basilicata, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Molise, Sardinia, Liguria, Marche, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto, provinces of Trento and Bolzano “, he says. In these regions it will be forbidden to circulate between the 22 and 5 in the morning, says the prime minister, explaining the measure in detail.

Puglia and Sicilia fall within the orange area. Furthermore, here it is forbidden to move in and out of one region to another and from one municipality to another, except for reasons of work, study, health, necessity and to take advantage of services and activities not available in the municipality of residence “, Conte explains. ” In these regions we close bars and restaurants 7 days a week, they can operate take out until 10 at night. There are no restrictions for home delivery, “he says, reiterating the measures in common with the yellow area regions:” Stores close in shopping malls during holidays and the day before holidays, except for pharmacies, parapharmacies, food, tobacconists and kiosks. Exhibitions and museums are closed. Distance education offered for attendance remains for preschools, elementary and secondary schools, universities, distance education, except for freshmen and lab activities Written tests for competencies and professional qualification tests are suspended, with some exceptions . For public transport, filling up to 50% except school transport. Stop gambling, playing and video games. Swimming pools, gyms, theaters and cinemas are closed, the sports centers remain open ”.

“The regions of the red zone, very critical, are Calabria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. Even more restrictive measures are applied to these regions. It is forbidden to move even within the municipality itself at any time, except for work reasons, study, health, needs, “he explains.” Shops are closed, except groceries, pharmacies, parapharmacies, hairdressers, barbers and laundries. In public offices, I work in person only for non-postponable activities. Otherwise, we move on to smart work. Remote learning extends to second and eighth grade. In the case of sixth grade we did not want to impose excessive sacrifices on students who have just started a new experience, it is only fair that they can continue. University courses will be held remotely, with the exception of medicine with related internships. Written tests for competencies and failed professional qualification tests, with some exceptions. All sports competitions are suspended, except those recognized as of national interest by the Coni and the Cip. All activities in the sports centers are suspended, motor activity close to home and individual sports activities are maintained Here too, for public transport, filling up to 50% except school transport. Stop betting, gaming and video game activities. “The Dpcm foresees” in the abstract a differentiation, we have the mechanism to operate “from areas within individual regions. But the basic criterion is linked to a” mechanism built on regional “.

“The pandemic runs everywhere, there are no regions in green areas and there are no territories that can escape the restrictive measures. With future orders from the Ministry of Health, updates will be provided on the risk conditions of the regions, the ordinances will incorporate the result of periodic monitoring that is carried out by representatives of the ISS, the Ministry of Health and the regions. The results are shared by the members of the CTS “, says the premier.” If a region falls into a state of less risk during the minus 14 days, may be subject to less restrictive measures. I asked the Ministry of Health and the director of the ISS to share the monitoring data, which is the basis for this. activities. The regions feed this flow of information, we want the data to be accessible to the scientific community and to all citizens. We have no alternatives, we understand discomfort, frustration and psychological suffering. We must endure ”, he says, reiterating that the Council of Ministers will approve“ a bis restoration decree ”.