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At 5 o’clock in the afternoon, Minister Francesco Boccia appears as planned before the Governors of the Regions. In his hand he should have had the text of the new dpcm on the restrictive measures that will come into force at Christmas and instead the government did not have time to decide the content and scope of this tightening: “Excuse me, as you know, the prime minister went to Libya for the liberation of the fishermen of Mazara del Vallo. ”The two hypotheses still remain on the table, a rigid blockade from December 24 to January 6 that turned Italy into a big red zone or a hiccup blockade of December 24 December to January 3, but only on holidays and days before holidays.
The government is still divided between rigorists and those who, including Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, would like to take a softer position to deal with the Covid emergency. We will have to wait at least until Friday. The meeting between state and local authorities is still taking place, although for a short time, since the assessment made within the Executive is that it would have been wrong to postpone once again after yesterday’s loss.
The Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, is not there. Deputy Pierpaolo Sileri appears in his place. It is up to Minister Boccia to take the floor and explain that the Government still does not have the decision in hand, the hypotheses are a national red zone from Eve to Befana or closing in installments – from December 24 to 27 and from December 31 to January 3. In any case, there will be a squeeze because Christmas “is more risky than Ferragosto” because today the RT is higher than when Italy came out of the confinement in May, because the most difficult winter months await us, those in which it will extend. also seasonal flu. Therefore, the restrictive measures, still under study, will be in “the entire national territory” and “serve – says Boccia – the unity between the State, the Regions and the local Organizations”.
When the governors understand that even today a well-defined text would not be presented to them, to be evaluated and if something to vote on, little by little they disconnect the webcam and leave the meeting. Only the representatives of the local authorities intervene, then the president of the Conference of the Regions, the president of the Provinces and the president of the Municipalities. Stefano Bonaccini, on behalf of the governors, reiterates that more restrictive measures may be fine if there are adequate refreshments.
Meanwhile, Matteo Salvini reconvenes the governors of the Northern League to re-raise the executive on the delays. “We are very concerned about the fact that today, Thursday, December 17, we still do not know what the government will do, what will happen to 60 million Italians as of December 24. We fully understand the anxieties and disorientation of citizens ”, reads a note. And a little more: “We reiterate the need for indispensable financial coverage to guarantee full compensation for all categories that may be affected by the tightening measures decided by the government. We hope that there will be at least one billion funds in the maneuver to strengthen local public transport (essential to reopen schools safely), and certain news about refunds for commercial activities (Veneto loses one billion and a half just for no season openings of winter) “.
The climate of uncertainty is also confirmed by the words of the President of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana, who emphasizes that the meeting with the government was only “interlocutory. The government has not yet made it clear what will be the proposal that will reach us. Tomorrow between noon and three we will understand it ”. However, it is not certain that tomorrow the governors will unite to approve or reject the measures that the government submits to them.
For example, only Fontana maintains that Lombardy does not need to “push harder” unlike Veneto. “Unfortunately for Zaia his numbers situation is a little worse.” The Veneto has already decided with its own ordinance to prohibit travel outside its municipality from December 19 to January 6, every day from 2 pm A choice that Minister Boccia says he appreciates. The president of Liguria, Giovanni Toti, is willing to say that he is against: “However, I think it is an injustice that the rules are changed in a more restrictive way, even when they could be dispensed with and a little more I encourage someone who wants to meet at Christmas after a difficult year and in a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy. ”While Governor Vincenzo De Luca meets in parallel for Friday afternoon the eight governors of the southern regions to take stock of the massive returns.
For today, the meeting between the government and local authorities ends with nothing. Boccia makes an appointment for Friday at an unspecified time that ranges between 12 and 15. Meanwhile, many representatives of the local authorities have left the meeting in the absence of clear indications.
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