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The meeting between the prime minister ended Giuseppe Conte, the heads of delegation of the majority forces, some members of the CTS and several ministers, summoned to decide on a possible new closure in the face of the Christmas holidays and studying solutions to avoid the gatherings in the commercial streets registered last weekend.
The executive seems willing to launch a new restriction and there is more and more talk of a closure. At least in the highlights of the Christmas holidays. A new twist of the screw “is inevitable, we all agree on this,” one of those present at the summit told Adnkronos. According to the Dire agency, the government would have accepted without exception the measures requested aloud by the CTS. Now it will depend on the Scientific Technical Committee itself, which will meet at 5 in the afternoon, formulate concrete proposals for the closing of Christmas. The new rules could be introduced with a new Dpcm. On the other hand, the hypothesis of a modification of the last decree during the conversion seems to have disappeared. The stop also came from the Cts to allow circulation between municipalities of a wide range such as the provincial territory.
Ministers participated in the meeting, among others Luciana Lamorgese (inside), Francesco Boccia (Regional Affairs) and Alfonso Bonafede (Justice). In the course of the comparison, three scenarios were evaluated: bringing Italy into the red or orange zone for eight days from December 24 to January 1, or on holidays and days before holidays (December 24-27, 31 December – January 2 and January 7, or directly from December 24 to January 7).
The CTS experts spoke of “measures to consolidate” and possibly expanded and reinforced with a kind of emergency shutdown throughout the Christmas period. The need for a new hardening, explained the technicians, is linked on the one hand to the impossibility of a capillary control of the territory and on the other to the still “worrying” data of contagion throughout the national territory. .
What will the new blockade look like?
“Repubblica” writes that “a national blockade, on the model of Angela Merkel’s Germany, is increasingly likely on holidays and days before holidays in the period from Christmas to Epiphany.” Therefore, the whole of Italy could become the red zone, but only on the main days of the Christmas holidays. In any case, the three hypotheses mentioned above remain in force, namely, the establishment of a red zone throughout the national territory:
- From December 24 to January 1;
- On holidays and days before holidays (December 24-27, December 31 – January 2 and from January 5 to 7);
- From December 24 to January 7;
CTS experts explained that stricter measures are needed to prevent the Christmas holidays from becoming the premise for a third wave in January. There seems to be full agreement with the government on this. The technicians pointed out that the incidence of new cases is still very high, 193 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the risk threshold of 50. A resumption of infections in this situation would be devastating. But that is not all. Yes, because the CTS has always opposed easing restrictions, particularly movements between municipalities. It is unthinkable to give the signal of a generalized opening and then to be deluded that it is possible to thoroughly control streets and squares.
Meanwhile, on Thursday at 9 o’clock the Conference of the Regions was convened by President Stefano Bonaccini precisely to take stock of the measures related to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The following Unified and State-Regions Conferences will meet from 3.30 pm in streaming mode from the Palazzo della Stamperia, headquarters of the regional affairs department headed by Minister Francesco Boccia.
A soft lock for Christmas?
Second Dnakronos However, the CTS would have pointed out that while in Germany, which has decreed a national blockade for all the Christmas holidays, the epidemiological curve increases, in Italy we have a finally downward curve, even if the decline progresses slowly. The ministers Dario Franceschini, Francesco Boccia and Roberto Speranza are convinced of the need for a new closure, with shops and restaurants closed and the impossibility of moving. For its part, the CTS called for “stricter measures” but not necessarily a “red zone” for all of Italy. Another problem to be solved is that of refreshments, which are unavoidable if activities are closed, but with not a few problems from the economic point of view. The government will update itself again in the next few hours to decide. Meanwhile, the tug of war is underway.
The Undersecretary of Health, Sandra Zampa, confirmed a Rainews24 that “stricter measures will be taken”, but “I don’t know to what extent”. “The CTS will discuss new restrictive measures at 5 pm: I think the scientists will make a careful decision, but I can’t anticipate anything else,” he added. “We, as Italy, are not in the same position as Germany at the moment, but we are certainly still in a very critical condition, where we cannot help but think about the number of people who die every day. We still have to make sacrifices. “. “The curve is going a bit downhill,” the undersecretary explained, “but there are still very worrying numbers. The speed at which all this moves is extraordinary. It’s sad and painful, but giving up everyone serves to ensure the health of each of us. and maybe we’ll see each other at Easter and next Christmas all together. “
The reason for the new anti-Covid measures at Christmas 2020
The new closure it became necessary after the reunion scenes seen over the weekend in the big cities where the shopping streets were robbed. The pedestrian zone in the center of Bologna was filled yesterday with citizens, the same situation also in Milan where long lines have formed outside the boutiques. Late in the afternoon on Saturday, the crowds also in the center of Florence with many people walking in the central Piazza della Repubblica and in Via Calzaioli, but also near the Ponte Vecchio. Full, traffic and crowded streets even in the center of Rome, also thanks to the sunny day. In short, with the arrival of the holidays the stores were full, as expected. And the government has decided to run for cover.
Zaia: “I saw an impure show during the weekend”
“A filthy spectacle was seen from the cities last weekend.” This is the harsh accusation launched by the President of the Veneto Luca Zaia that today has harshly stigmatized “the situation, an encounter that is now continuous. I have already said it in the past, many times: regions with areas and bands different from ours, such as for example, Friuli Venezia Giulia, who spent two weeks in the orange zone, resumed the growth of infections. ”And among the Italian regions, Veneto is the worst from the point of view of the increase in new cases. Hence the Governor’s concern: “The game of meetings is the real game: and what happened at the weekend in the cities of Veneto, in all the provincial capitals, is a filthy spectacle: they were literally robbed.” For Zaia there is no doubt : “You understand, it is difficult to win a battle without the cooperation of citizens”
Coronavirus, new measures at Christmas. From Micheli: “A request for realism from the Democratic Party”
Asking for a new grip was above all the Democratic Party that today returns to the subject. “We must assume a great responsibility to avoid the perception that today what was not allowed before is allowed”, explained today the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, returning to the subject. “We as Pd had a meeting and we are faced with a request for greater restrictions during the Christmas period to face the vaccination phase and the reopening of schools in January in a state of health that is stabilizing downward. It’s a big order. responsibility and realism “.
“The discussion is underway – the minister said again – today there will be a meeting with the technical scientific committee to discuss in-depth assessments of the risks of the third wave. The second wave came when our relationships were lived mainly in the open, imagine the risk we run during the winter when these relationships develop indoors.
“There is an ongoing discussion,” said the Deputy Minister of Education in the morning, Anna Ascani. “Obviously what we want is to protect our citizens: these days we have seen many gatherings, but in any case we must reach the vaccination stage by reducing infections as much as possible and the government is imagining solutions that go in this direction.”
Pregliasco: “If there is no responsibility, you have to give rules”
“It will be necessary to establish new ‘anti-Covid’ restrictions at this point,” warned the virologist at Milan State University in the morning. Fabrizio Pregliasco, what he called “worrying” the crowds that rushed into the streets and shops of many cities. “That’s not good,” the doctor told Adnkronos Health. It is really essential to have to push a bit, otherwise in 15 days we will find heavy effects “. What we saw in Milan on the first day of the yellow zone “was an excess,” said Pregliasco. “It is true that no one has done anything illegal”, considering that the reopening occurred, “but like this, all together passionately” crowded “, it is not right. And if there is no responsibility for everyone, it ends up having to arrive.
