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We must prepare for a more sober Christmas than in the past ”. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaking at the Anci assembly is categorical: Veglioni, dinners, kisses and hugs by the end of 2020 will have to be postponed because, as the premier explains, “beyond scientific assessments, common sense is needed.”
“A week of unleashed sociability, as is the one that usually accompanies us in the Christmas holidays, would mean paying a sharp rise in the curve in January in terms of deaths, stress from intensive care and the medical area. We cannot afford it, it would be crazy “
Conte “cancels” Christmas
Therefore, Christmas 2020 will be obediently more sober, and even the New Year will not be marked by a party in which to wait for the countdown. Do not start 2021 in a more dramatic way than 2020 that has already reserved us.
“The Government does not have a crystal ball,” Conte explains, “although there are first positive signs of the measures taken by the last Dpcm. We cannot predict the epidemiological situation around Christmas, but we must prepare for a more sober Christmas ”.
Regarding the restrictions that will be imposed in the different territories, Conte does not exclude differentiations at the provincial level, responding to the request of the Governor of Apulia, Michele Emiliano: “The mechanism is also calibrated for a differentiation of restrictions at the provincial level – explains the first minister – A request from the President of the Region. “
No gifts even from Europe: the long-awaited Recovery plan it remains on hold due to the threat of a veto from Poland and Hungary on the Multiannual Financial Framework following criticism from member countries about the rules that would conflict with the rule of law. But from Conte the promises expected by the mayors emerge: “In the budget bill and in the provisioning decree of Ter, the funds for the food emergency could find space with new food vouchers that will go to less well-off families . occupation of public land:
“I promise to evaluate Tosap, the tax on the occupation of public land, a tax whose suspension is very interested in bars and restaurants. We have allocated some 300 million for the installations in 2020, I promise to reproduce the measure also in 2021 “
Christmas with Covid: what they do abroad
In United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson would like to give British families a chance to get together for the end of the year holidays and the government is considering easing the shutdown from December 23-28. Nowadays in the British Isles it is not allowed to meet anyone inside and only one person outside.
In France President Emmanuel Macron should give the green light to leave the lockdown, but the curfew should remain until early 2021, as well as the rule of 6 indoor closed spaces.
In Germany With current regulations, Christmas can only be celebrated with cohabitants and at most with one family. But a tightening is not excluded given the constant contagion rate that has remained beyond the levels of sustainability of the health system.
In Spain The curfew will be maintained and Christmas and New Years can only be celebrated with families and with a small number of participants, while travel restrictions between regions must be maintained.
Article last updated at 19:58
