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Italy is in grave danger of passing a Christmas in red, at least during the period between Eve and Epiphany. If on the one hand the penal wing is pressing to completely close the Peninsula, on the other hand Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte does not seem convinced. Although, he admitted, there may be some tweaks to the measurements. If it were up to Ministers Speranza, Boccia and Franceschini, we would face a two-week lockdown, or those considered most at risk, between December 24 and January 6. This would mean closing bars, restaurants, non-food stores and prohibiting citizens from moving from one municipality to another, except for necessary work, health or emergency reasons.
A christmas in red
As reported by the Corriere, the Minister of Regional Affairs Francesco Boccia, during his speech on the broadcast “Di Martedì” clearly explained his position, now well known to all: “Is there a Christmas dinner? My answer is no. Hypothesizing reunions is crazy. Assuming dinners about partners is wrong. We have a duty to save lives. We will have dinners next year.”. Ministers Roberto Speranza and Dario Franceschini are also on the same wavelength, who would choose to close as much as possible and are determined not to compromise and mediate. For our own good.
Meanwhile, unofficial rumors speak of the idea of bringing forward the Christmas school holidays from Monday, December 21. Even the idea of a reopening of the secondary schools they will attend from January 7 does not seem to find much consensus in a part of the government, with Italia Viva and the M5S on the warpath. Another delicate point is the too many people present in the shopping streets, with the toughest who would like to close all the next weekend, the last one dedicated to shopping before Christmas. In this case, the many Italians who have bought train and plane tickets to reach relatives in other regions would also pay the price. Penalty takers admitted that “It will be difficult to give the green light to the most restrictive measures. But if we don’t close, in January we will be in the middle of the third wave “.
In short, Conte is between two fires and, as is often the case, the government is divided, as are the scientists. The prime minister would not be of the idea to toughen the current rules too much, also because it seems to be working. That is precisely why Conte asked the CTS technicians to explain well, according to them, where, when and what should be closed. Too bad, however, that even among the experts there is no common thought and they prefer to pass the buck to the government. Therefore, it will be up to Palazzo Chigi to make the dreaded decisions, despite having tried to get out of them. The same occurs with regard to the productive categories that will be entitled to compensation and to what extent. Instead, snacks will be discussed during the conference. State-Regions, which will begin at 8.30, first with a video meeting with Ministers Boccia and Speranza, the chief of civil protection Borrelli and Commissioner Arcuri, to launch the vaccination plan. Soon after we will go on to talk about Christmas.
Italy red and orange
Obviously, the shooters’ wing calls for a red zone in Italy during the central two weeks, from Eve to Befana. Conte, Italia viva and part of the 5Stelle would instead like to pass a softer line, like an orange band throughout Italy. Another hypothesis on the table is to close shops and restaurants on holidays and days before holidays. With nine days of red zone to avoid appetizers, dinners and lunches. Another, perhaps less feasible alternative is to make Italy orange on the days leading up to holidays and red on holidays. The Interior Ministry would shut everything down. The Interior Minister, Luciana Lamorgese, wanted to underline that “If we leave it open, the controls are more difficult and the risks greater”. It will be a good game.
We have already seen that the meeting of the Scientific Technical Committee has not really ended in the best way. the verbal it was approved unanimously but the three general directors of health did not sign because there is no reference to red or orange areas inside. With the coordinator Agostino Miozzo who admitted: “I find it difficult, in the end we reached a meeting point”. Let us see today what Parliament will say. Andrea Marcucci, leader of the Democratic Party, will ask the majority to support the motion that allows mobility between small municipalities. Italia Viva instead asks for decisions to be made “Only on the basis of reliable scientific data.”
