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New rules from December 4 to January 15, with particular limitations for the Christmas period. From December 21 to January 6, travel between regions of any color will be prohibited, while on December 25 and 26 and January 1, travel between municipalities will also be prohibited. On January 1, the nightly closure will run until 7 am. In the yellow zones, bars and restaurants always open for lunch, the shops in the yellow and orange zones will be open until 9:00 p.m.
New rules to contain the Covid-19 pandemic and avoid a third wave of infections, with a close eye to the Christmas season (COVID: LIVE UPDATES – SPECIAL). On December 3, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed the new Dpcm (WHAT CAN BE DONE AND WHAT CANNOT: THE MEASURES), in force from today, December 4, to January 15, and which is added to the decree law “framework” . Approved two days ago. The new text features, among other things, travel restrictions on Christmas, Boxing Day and January 1, new hours for stores and news about back to school for high school students. (THE FULL TEXT OF THE DPCM IN PDF)
The measurements of the new Dpcm
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The Dpcm renews the system of “colored” regions, but from December 21 to January 6, movement between regions of any color will be prohibited. In addition, on December 25 and 26 and January 1, travel between municipalities will also be prohibited. The cut-off hours for night trips are still from 10 pm to 5 am, except the night between December 31 and January 1, when it will extend until 7 am However, it is possible to travel for work, health reasons or cases of need, and the latter also include assistance to non-self-sufficient people and return to the place “where they live continuously.” Also from December 21 to January 6, those returning to Italy from abroad must undergo a two-week quarantine, and those arriving from an EU country from December 10 must present at the flight boarding the certification that they have undergone a swab in the 48 hours before entering Italy. Starting January 7th, high school students will be able to return to school with 75% attendance.
Stores will be open until 9:00 p.m. from December 4 to January 6 in all regions, except those included in the red zone, while non-essential stores in shopping centers will close on weekends, holidays and days before holidays. In the yellow zones, bars, restaurants and pizzerias will always remain open for lunch, even at Christmas and San Esteban, with a drink at the table from 5 to 18 and a maximum of 4 people at the table if they are not living together. In the orange and red zones they will be open from 5 to 22 hours for take-out only, while home delivery will always be allowed. The hotels are also open, but the internal restaurants will close at 6:00 p.m. on December 31. In homes “it is strongly recommended not to receive people who are not cohabiting, except for work needs or situations of need and urgency.”
The ski resorts will remain closed until January 7, while “events and competitions, of competitive level and recognized of preeminent national interest, are allowed with the provision of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and the Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP)” . individual and collective sports organized by the respective national sports federations, associated sports disciplines, sports promotion bodies or by international sports bodies, inside sports facilities used behind closed doors or outdoors without the presence of the public ”.
