Covid, Tuscany returns to orange from today: this is what can be done and what is prohibited

Florence, December 28, 2020 – The Tuscany from today monday December 28th, until Wednesday December 30 will be, like the rest of Italy, orange zone. This means that, unlike the days in the red band, small ‘exceptions’ will be allowed in small town movements. What changes in practice? What can we do or not do? In the first place, on orange days, the curfew remains in force between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., but before the limitation comes into effect, it is possible to circulate within the Municipality. no self certification. You can move from small municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants and within a 30-kilometer radius, even if this means leaving your region.self certification It is necessary to travel within the municipality between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. or to justify displacement outside the municipality and / or the region for reasons of need, work, health. From today the store reopeningme (even those inside shopping centers) with times until 21. Bars and restaurantsInstead, they should be limited to takeout and home delivery. the travel to second homes in a region other than yours, however, they remain prohibited until next January 6. On the other hand, physical and sports activities can be carried out as long as it is within the municipality and outdoors. On the other hand, the gyms, swimming pools and sports centers will remain closed. Thus, cinemas and theaters will remain closed. For offenses, the applicable penalty is administrative, from 400 to 1,000 euros, “possibly increased to one third if the offense is caused by the use of a vehicle.” All this until midnight on Wednesday, December 30. As of Thursday 31, in fact, we will return to the ‘red zone’.

Travel / 1

In the orange zone you can move within your own municipality and also leave small towns (up to 5,000 inhabitants) within a radius of 30 km (therefore possibly also in another Region), but without being able to go to the main cities.

Travel / 2

1. Can I go help a family member or friend who is not self-sufficient? Yes, it is a condition of necessity and therefore there are no time limits. In the case of older people or people who already suffer from other diseases, however, remember that they are more vulnerable categories and therefore try to protect them from contact as much as possible.
2. I am separated / divorced, can I visit my minor children?Yes. Travel between municipalities in different areas is also allowed to reach minors with the other parent or in any case with the adoptive parent, or to take them with you. Said movements must in any case be carried out choosing the shortest route and complying with all health requirements (people in quarantine, positive, immunosuppressed, etc.), as well as in the manner prescribed by the judge with the separation or divorce measures or in absence of such measures, as agreed between the parents.
3. Is it possible to travel to accompany your children to their grandparents or to pick them up at the beginning or end of the working day?It is possible, but not recommended, because the elderly are among the categories most at risk of COVID-19 infection and therefore should avoid contact with other people as much as possible. Therefore, this movement is only allowed in case of extreme necessity, if both parents cannot stay with their children for reasons of force majeure. In this case, parents can accompany the children to their grandparents, by the route strictly necessary to reach them and go to the workplace, or to pick up the children upon their return. Whenever possible, it is absolutely preferable for children to stay at home with one of the two parents who take advantage of agile work arrangements or leave.

4. Within its own Municipality Sara it is possible to visit friends and family between 5 and 22.

   It will also be possible, once a day, traveling to visit family or friends, in a municipality other than yoursbut always and only within the same Region, between 5 and 22 and up to a maximum of two people. The person or two people who move may bring with them children under 14 years of age (or other children under 14 over whom the same people exercise parental authority) and disabled or non-self-sufficient people who live with them.

   The displacement to help non-self-sufficient people It will also be allowed from January 21 to 6, even between municipalities / regions of different areas, where it is not possible to provide the necessary assistance through other matters present in the same municipality / region. However, it is not possible to transfer more people than strictly necessary to provide the necessary assistance: as a general rule, the need to provide assistance cannot justify the movement of more than one adult relative, possibly accompanied by minors or disabled persons than normally already attends.

   
   
   
   

Second box

the displacements of a cohabiting family unit towards second residences they are always allowed, from 5 to 22, within their own Region and always prohibited to other Regions. It is allowed to move to the second home, even if it is in the name of several co-owners, of a single cohabiting family unit.

Bars and restaurants

Restaurants and other catering activities, including bars, patisseries and ice cream parlors, are open exclusively for the sale of take-out food, allowed from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and for home delivery, allowed without a time limit, but which in any case must take place in compliance with the regulations on packaging and delivery of products.

Movements outside the province and outside the region: when possible

Persists – until January 6, 2021-, within the national territory, every move on and on departure between different regionsincluding travel to get there second box outside the region.

Ban falling down proven needs (health, work, reunification of couples, reunification of separated parents with children), in cases like the previous ones you can always move around the Peninsula, and you are always allowed to return home (address, residence).

Other exception is made to travel between small municipalities below 5,000 inhabitants, like those on the border, but staying within a radius of thirty kilometers.

Sport

It is allowed to practice motor activity near your house and sport activity outdoors, but only individually.

What happens in case of violation of the movements?

If you violate the travel rules, the the applicable penalty is the administrative one, from 400 to 1,000 euros, possibly up to a third if the offense occurs through the use of a vehicle.