Christmas Decree 2020, what Conte said today at the conference

Published on: 12/18/2020 10:20 PM

“The virus is circulating throughout Europe, more measures are needed. We will act immediately.” Giuseppe Conte illustrates the Christmas Decree with the measures that will be implemented during the Christmas period to curb the spread of the coronavirus and will transform Italy into the red zone and the orange zone according to the calendar. The reservation will be valid until January 6. “We are not wasting time. The measures run from December 24 to January 6, it is just a new intervention in a Christmas plan prepared in advance. That said, we have always said that we will advance on the scientific evidence, if our CTS tells us that a circulation of the virus is expected, not only in Italy but in Europe, which requires measures, we defend the country and intervene immediately, as we have always done with conscience, ”says the premier.

“The measures implemented and the zone system worked, this method allowed us to avoid the generalized confinement. When we started with this method, the Rt was at 1.7 and we returned it to 0.86. All regions could reasonably enter the yellow zone in the next few days, but the situation remains difficult and it is so throughout Europe. The virus continues to circulate everywhere, it allows itself to fold but it does not defeat itself. Our experts fear that the curve could experience a rebound in the Christmas period, the CTS expressed its great concern. We must intervene, it is not an easy decision, to reinforce the necessary measures to face the next holidays in order to better protect ourselves in the face of the resumption of activities in January. We have adopted a decree that offers a balance between restriction and exceptions, in consideration of the social and ideal importance of vacations, ”he explains.

“The entire national territory will be a red zone on holidays and pre-holidays: December 24-27, December 31, January 1-3 and 5-6, 2021. You leave home only for work, need and health reasons It is possible to receive up to 2 non-cohabitating people in their own home, who may bring 2 children under the age of 14, from 5 to 22 years old. It is a measure designed to allow a minimum of sociability. ”And the controls?” A system liberal-democratic does not send the police to the houses. We do not enter the houses of Italians. The decree was conceived as a limit to the movement of people. It leaves with self-certification the days prior to vacations and holidays. Those who travel on the street, declare where it goes. If you go to a house, it will eventually be possible to verify. “

“Physical activity near home and individual sports activity are allowed. Beauty centers, bars and restaurants will remain closed. Grocery stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, tobacconists, laundries, hairdressers and barbers will remain open. Places of worship will remain open. open until 10 at night ”, explains Conte.

“On the days when Italy is in the orange zone (December 28-30 and January 4) you can move within your municipality without justifying the reason. To meet those who live in smaller municipalities, it is allowed to travel from municipalities up to 5,000 inhabitants within a radius of 30 km, without reaching the provincial capitals. The shops will be open until 9 pm, “he says before stopping on the economic aspects.

“I start the conference later because they wanted to insert immediate relief measures, we understand the economic difficulties and we understand the sacrifice that we ask of the operators involved. We have adopted quick and automatic relief mechanisms, we have suspended taxes and contributions. The restrictive measures and the new ones. financial aid must travel together, those who suffer economic damage must be renewed immediately. This decree provides refreshments for around 645 million in favor of restaurants and bars that are forced to close during this period. There are goods and shops open, they can be buy as part of the cashback program, “says Conte.

“We are facing the end of this nightmare, we are moving towards the ‘day of the vaccine’: on December 27 in Italy and in other European countries will be the day of the vaccine. We will not solve the problem on December 27, we will have to wait for the first months of the year. We will intervene with the vaccination plan that we have presented. We offer the vaccine as optional, we do not foresee the obligation. It will be a safe vaccine and it will be offered to everyone, we hope everyone is prepared to undergo this treatment. We must stay focused, without lowering the threshold of attention, “he says.

School Chapter: “This government is especially concerned about the resumption of face-to-face activities, even for upper secondary schools, which in this period have switched to distance education. We have planned a recovery of face-to-face teaching starting on January 7 and “We are working hard for it. The prefectural tables are working very well. We remain convinced that the school is not a hotbed of contagion, but everything that revolves around the school must be disciplined with a flexible organization.”

The last week was marked by the government audit. “Clarifications are necessary for us to regain cohesion, clarity of purpose and shared objectives and are expected by citizens, who cannot tolerate the uncertainties of the majority forces. We urgently need to complete this confrontational process. I have collected information from the forces. By majority we will have to define a list of priorities, we will all discuss together again and we will have to tell the country, beyond the challenge of the pandemic, where we want to go. In this speech there is also the Recovery Plan, which we must approve all together in the confrontation with the social partners and with Parliament “.