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“You know. In recent years I have always tried to speak clearly, to tell you the truth. And I will do it again. Unfortunately, at this time, with shops and discos open and the possibility of moving between municipalities, there was a vertiginous increase in the number of people in the street ”: is the comment of the mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro on the gatherings that are perceived in the center of the city these days of the bridge between San Nicola and the Immaculate Conception, a general rehearsal of the Covid risks for the next few weeks, especially during Christmas days.
“We closed the old city on Saint Nicholas day – he says – to avoid crowds (and the rain gave us a hand). But in a few days it will be Christmas Eve and in Bari we have a beautiful tradition: we drown in the streets of the city. to celebrate together. In recent years this tradition has become even more beautiful, because together with the merchants and managers of the clubs we have closed roads to traffic, organized events, music, shows ”.
“I love this day and the very idea of having to give it up this year gives me a knot in my stomach. We are all legitimately trying to conquer our little spaces of freedom and that day there is a real danger that the situation escapes any kind Decaro warns, “And the police will not suffice, nor will general appeals to responsibility be enough. But if last year was just the eve of a party, this year could be the eve of a tragedy. And I can’t. That is why in the next few hours I will have to make some difficult decisions, together with the provincial commission of security and public order of the prefecture, and I do not rule out possible restrictions for December 24 and 31. Trust me, it is very complicated, and I know it. Having to give many of you pain. But it is necessary. Because before thinking about our entertainment, I have a duty to protect our health “, concludes Decaro.
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