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The new Dpcm December 3 of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the ordinance of Health Minister Roberto Speranza that turns the color of eight regions into an orange and yellow zone change the rules and prohibitions due to the emergency of the coronavirus in Italy. The government’s goal is to prevent a third wave of the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic during the Christmas holidays 2020 and New Years Eve 2021. But there are also those who organize by exploiting the “holes” to circumvent the rules and spend Christmas and / or New Year’s Eve with dinners and dances.
New Dpcm zone, yellow and orange: how the rules change at Christmas 2020 in the Italian regions
Therefore, it is useful to summarize what changes and what can and cannot be made during the holidays, remembering that the new Dpcm, related to Decree Law December 2 n. 158, however, allows some exceptions to the current travel bans, pending the Faqs of Palazzo Chigi and Viminale that will provide a new line of interpretation to current regulations. First of all, it must be remembered that, as established in article 1 of the new Dpcm, the fundamental rules do not change:
- There is still the obligation to carry and use personal protective equipment (masks) and “wear them indoors other than private homes and in all outdoor locations except in cases where, due to the locations or factual circumstances, continuously guarantees the condition of isolation of people who do not live together, and in any case without prejudice to the anti-contagion protocols and guidelines provided for economic, productive, administrative and social activities, as well as guidelines for the consumption of food and beverages “;
- Those under six years of age, those who practice sports and those with pathologies incompatible with use are excluded from this obligation;
- The use of masks in the home is “strongly recommended” when accommodating people who do not live together.
It is also necessary to maintain the interpersonal distance of one meter and it is recommended to wash your hands as often as possible. Regarding travel:
- from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, as well as from 10 p.m. on December 31, 2020 to 7 a.m. on January 1, 2021, only trips motivated by proven work needs, by situations of need or by health reasons;
- From December 21, 2020 to January 6, 2021, any movement in and out between the territories of different regions or autonomous provinces is prohibited within the national territory, and on December 25 and 26, 2020 and January 1 2021 also prohibits any movement between municipalities, except movements motivated by proven work needs or situations of need or for health reasons;
- In any case, the return to one’s own residence, domicile or domicile is allowed, excluding trips to second residences located in another Region or Autonomous Province and, on December 25 and 26, 2020 and January 1, 2021, also located in another Municipality. .
With the government’s Faq, however, it is likely that a number of travel concerns will be clarified – for example, it will be reiterated that it will be possible to reach an elderly person alone or not self-sufficient even on Christmas Day and it will be possible to reunite couples may they live far away – but the Palazzo Chigi line will not change. In the second home it will always be allowed to go for reasons of need and urgency (for example, for non-postponable work). On Tuesday at eight thirty at night, the Undersecretary of Health Sandra Zampa explained that she will be allowed to move to another region to reach an elderly parent if the region is yellow: “From the 20th there will be a ban, perhaps a parent The single person in need can be brought into the presence of the child, with a self-declaration indicating the reasons for the need “.
Dos and don’ts in December in the yellow, orange or red zone
According to the rules indicated by the provisions, it will be possible to move to other places before December 20 and return home at any time (at home). This is one of the loopholes to avoid the rules that the decree law establishes and certifies the Dpcm. Regarding the family reunification of husbands and wives, partners, boyfriends and relatives, as we recalled yesterday, it is important to point out that reunification is allowed at residence, domicile or domicile, as explained by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during the last press conference at the Palazzo Chigi. Until now it is not expressly prohibited to leave your municipality on December 24 and return on December 25 or 26, respecting the curfew. Regarding family visits and dinners:
- it is possible to visit grandparents (so far “only for the elderly” has been specified) and it is not expressly forbidden to bring the family;
- It is not expressly forbidden to invite as many people as you like to the table for dinners and parties, but it is strongly recommended to spend the holidays with your family;
- during curfew, departures must be justified with self-certification;
- trips are always allowed to reach minors.
And family reunification from abroad? Corriere della Sera specifies today that “citizens of EU member states, citizens of EU member states, or even non-cohabitants can enter Italy to reach the domicile, home or residence of a non-cohabiting person” with which there is a proven and stable emotional relationship. Schengen countries, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Principality of Monaco, San Marino and Vatican and long-term resident third countries “”. Finally, according to the new ordinance of the Ministry of Health, from tomorrow Valle d’Aosta, Campania, Tuscany and Alto Adige go from the red zone to the orange one, while Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Marche, Puglia and Umbria become yellow zones. . La Stampa adds that on Sunday December 13, Basilicata, Lombardy, Piedmont and Calabria will become a yellow zone. While the only red region, Abruzzo, will have to wait until the Sunday before Christmas, the 20th, to reopen stores. In the yellow areas:
- until January 20 and 7 to 15 it is possible to leave the region, excluding the red and orange ones, which however can be crossed to reach other yellow regions;
- stores are open but shopping centers are closed on weekends; you can go to the restaurant until 6 in the afternoon;
- you can visit relatives;
In the orange areas:
- You can leave but without going beyond the limits of your municipality if it is not for proven reasons of work, health, need;
- the shops are open; leaving the municipality must be self-certified for basic needs or convenience;
- you can visit relatives.
And the controls? The Ansa agency explains that the plan for Christmas foresees intense controls although, it is reiterated, the same rigidity will not be applied during the confinement because in that case there were much stricter prohibitions. Special attention will be paid to respecting the curfew, to travel bans, with random checks and then more stringent on holidays and weekends, and to monitoring, including with drones, streets and shopping plazas to avoid meetings. In Rome they will start the weekend and little by little they will continue to the rest of Italy. But there are also those who are organizing to get around them: Il Messaggero writes today that requests for reservations for stays in holiday homes or bed & breakfasts are constantly growing, and adds that if in hotels the Dpcm has certified the no to dinners and parties. Making it possible to dine only in the room, in this type of activity there is a substantial deregulation. Which, at least, seems difficult to maintain, since the rules are usually by application and similarity. Always Il Messaggero states that on the notice boards of the advertising sites of specialized sites (Booking, Airbnb, Subito.it, PortaPortese) there are offers for Christmas and New Year packages and in fact it is true that stays in historic houses are offered, villas or apartments. Independent with the possibility of canceling the reservation before December 31 and refund of 50% of the assigned amount.
