red zone, curfew and travel

Published on: 12/18/2020 6:48 PM

Italy’s red zone on holidays and days before holidays during the Christmas period. Orange zone from December 29 to 30. These are the basic measures in the draft of the Christmas decree that will go to the Council of Ministers tonight. “On public holidays and the eve of holidays between December 24, 2020 and January 6, 2021, the measures referred to in article 3 of the decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of December 3 will be applied throughout the country. December 2020 “, or the rules of the red area.

“On December 28, 29, 30, 2020 and January 4, 2021, the measures referred to in article 2 of the same decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of December 3, 2020” will be applied, so that the rules established for the orange zone.

“During holidays and days prior to holidays between December 24, 2020 and January 6, 2021, transfer to private homes is only allowed once a day, in a period of time between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m., towards a single-family home located in the same region and within the limit of two people, in addition to those who already live there, in addition to those under 14 years of age over whom they exercise parental authority and disabled or not self-sufficient people who they live together “, reads in the draft of the disposition.

On public holidays, that is, December 28, 29 and 30 and January 4, it is also allowed “to travel from municipalities with a population not exceeding 5,000 inhabitants and a distance not exceeding 30 kilometers from the relative borders, excluding case of trips to provincial capitals “.

The draft decree that contains the closure does not provide for a curfew at 8:00 p.m. In the article that allows visits to two non-partners, the time to be respected is set “between 05.00 and 22.00.” However, today, during the meeting between Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the heads of delegation of the majority forces, it was planned to bring the curfew at 8:00 p.m.

In the text there is also a reference to the sanctions that refers to those already provided for in the decree of March 25. “Violation of the provisions of this decree and those of Decree-Law December 2, 2020, n.158, is sanctioned in accordance with Article 4 of Decree-Law of March 25, 2020, n.19, converted by law of May 22, 2020, n. 35 “, reads the text of the draft. Article 4 of the legislative decree of March 25 provides penalties ranging from 400 to 1,000 euros for those who violate the rules.