the opinion of scientists is a case – Corriere.it

ROME Maybe there are some adjustments … Giuseppe Conte still seems undecided when he announces “some additional measures”, but the “tough” wing of the government wants a Christmas in red. If the front of maximum caution emerges led by Speranza, Franceschini and Boccia, today the executive could decide the closure in the two weeks of greatest risk, from December 24 to January 6.

An extreme measure, which declined with respect to the lives of citizens, would mean closing restaurants, lowering the blinds of non-food businesses and the prohibition of driving through the Municipality, if it were not for urgency, health and necessity. On television a On Tuesday Minister Francesco Boccia does not announce gifts: «Is there a Christmas dinner? My answer is no. Hypothesizing meetings is crazy. Assuming dinners over partners is wrong. We have a duty to save lives. The dinners will be held next year. Roberto Speranza intends to “close as much as possible” and Dario Franceschini is equally firm, not at all willing to seek “mediations and compromises on the health of Italians.”

The school

Nothing official, however, sources say that among the ministers, shocked by the 846 deaths yesterday, the idea of ​​bringing the start of school holidays to December 21 is consolidated. And there is also a confrontation in the secondary schools, with a part of the government that considers it too dangerous to be present again on January 7 and Italy alive and M5S preparing the barricades. And there is also a fight for the social gatherings in the commercial streets. The ministers who are pushing for stricter rules want to close everything already this weekend, while Conte does not think it is correct to prevent those who already bought train or plane tickets from moving. “It will be difficult to give the green light to the most restrictive measures,” admit the ministers who support the line of rigor. But if we don’t close, in January we will find ourselves in the middle of the third wave. The government is divided on how strong the pressure should be, and even the scientists are divided. On the contrary of hardening too much because “our measures are working”, Conte asked the Technical-Scientific Committee to note where, when and what to close. But experts have struggled to find a common line, also because they do not want to act as a “fig leaf” for politics. Therefore, it will be up to the government to decide how armored the Italian parties will be, what categories of production will need to be compensated, and how much money will be needed. There is controversy over refreshments and the issue will be central at the State-Regions Conference. The first video meeting at 8.30 with Ministers Boccia and Speranza, the head of civil protection Borrelli and Commissioner Arcuri will be used to launch the vaccination plan. Then the meeting will continue in the Christmas squeeze.

The hypothesis

The red zone in the central two weeks is the request of the penalty taker. Conte instead moves, albeit in a zigzag fashion, along the smooth line drawn by Italia viva and by the M5S: at most, a national orange band. Another hypothesis, to trigger the closure of shops and restaurants on holidays and days before holidays: December 24-27, December 31-January 3 and Epiphany. Nine days in the red light district to avoid aperitifs, dinners and parties. Last (complicated) hypothesis, color the days before the holidays in orange and the holidays in red. For the Ministry of the Interior the safest solution is to close everything. “If we keep it open, the controls are more difficult and the risks greater”, is the line of the Interior Minister, Luciana Lamorgese.