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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed the new Dpcm which comes into force on December 4 and will run until January 15, 2021. The provision follows the decree law that was approved two days ago by the council of ministers to extend the life of the Dpcm, from thirty to fifty days. (Here all the regulations on travel and here the movements between Municipalities and Regions between Christmas and New Year).
What can be done at home? Are there any restrictions on Christmas invitations?
On Christmas Day you are allowed to go to a restaurant for lunch. The recommendation for those who decide to stay at home do not invite people who do not live together. And, in any case, to protect the elderly and fragile, even using the spacers and masks when you are not at the table. confirmed the ban on organizing parties in public and private places. Just as you cannot leave your own common ground. On Christmas Eve night, December 24, you must return home by 10 p.m. Christmas Mass will be celebrated at 8 p.m. and the Bishops’ Conference has recommended, however, that parishes establish religious services throughout the day of Christmas. to avoid accumulations and always complying with the protocols that foresee the use of the mask, the spacing and the empty batteries.
(Here you will find the final text of the Dpcm; here all the rules of movement between Municipalities and Regions, and here the quarantine rules for those who return from abroad)
Can I celebrate New Year’s Eve on the street? And how many at dinner
On the night of December 31, you will have to return home at 10:00 p.m. and the curfew will last until 7:00 a.m. on January 1, 2021. On January 1, you will not be able to leave your municipality. Those who live in a yellow region and want to go to another municipality will have to do it first and the return home is always allowed. Restaurants will be open for lunch. confirmed the ban on organizing parties in public and private places. Those who spend the night of December 31 in a hotel will not be able to dine in a restaurant, only drinks will be allowed in the room. The recommendation for those staying at home not to invite people who do not live together. And in any case, to protect the elderly and fragile, even using spacers and masks when they are not at the table. The use of barrels is not prohibited.
When and where can I go shopping?
From December 4 to January 6, 2021, retail stores can remain open until 9:00 PM. On weekends and holidays, stores in shopping malls, markets, shopping arcades, and shopping parks are closed, for business combinations. Inside, they will be able to remain open: pharmacies, parapharmacies, health centers, points of sale of food, agricultural and horticultural products, tobacconists and newsagents. Spacing and the mandatory use of the mask must be respected inside the stores. Admissions should be limited. Mayors may limit access to streets and squares or decide to close them to avoid meetings, but access to shops and return to homes must always be allowed.
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When can I go to the restaurant during the holidays?
In the Yellow Strip Regions, bars and restaurants, pubs, ice cream parlors and patisseries are open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. After this time, the sale of takeout food is allowed until 10 p.m. but it is forbidden to consume food and drinks near the restaurant. Home delivery is allowed. Consumption at the table is allowed for a maximum of four people per table, unless they all live together. If you leave the table, you must wear a mask. In hotels and other accommodation facilities, catering is allowed without a time limit for its clients. On December 25 and 26, January 1 and 6, the restaurants will be open for lunch. In the orange and red band regions, bars and restaurants must be closed throughout the day and also on public holidays.
Are the hotels open during the holidays? Will they have dinner?
The hotels remain open. A rule has been inserted in the Dpcm according to which from 6:00 p.m. on December 31 to 7:00 a.m. on January 1, 2021, catering in hotels and other accommodations is only allowed with room service. A provision made necessary to prevent parties and parties from being organized. For some time, many hotels had offered an overnight and dinner package even in the last year to circumvent the ban on hosting parties. The rest of the days in hotels and other accommodation facilities, catering is allowed without time limit to its clients. Also in this case they apply to the guidelines that foresee the possibility of being at the same table only for four people unless they are people who live together. The mountain hotels also remain open.
Will the ski lifts be usable? What changes in January?
The Dpcm requires the closure of the ski lifts. They remain open only for professional and non-professional athletes recognized by Coni or for training sessions for national and international sports competitions or for holding competitions. The ban was imposed to prevent mountain holidays and gatherings during the holiday period. The plants may reopen as of January 7, 2021, but the Autonomous Regions and Provinces must adopt the guidelines validated by the Technical-Scientific Committee. In particular, the protocol provides for the use of cable cars at 50% with the obligation of a mask on board, spacing in line while waiting to take the elevators. And to limit the maximum number of daily entries, the introduction of a maximum number of salable daily skipasses, determined according to the characteristics of the area.
