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Rome, November 25, 2020 – Movements from one region to another, shopping, masses, dinners, skiing. December is approaching and the Government is working to establish the Anti-Covid Christmas and New Years rules. But the summit, scheduled for tonight, between Conte, ministers and heads of delegation of the majority, was moved to tomorrow.
In any case, controls are announced for those who will go abroad during the holidays, while waiting for European indications on skiing. Meeting between Minister Azzolina and the mayors on the hypothesis of schools reopen on December 9: “Yes, but sure.”
There are also limited movements throughout Italy, measures to avoid meetings during shopping, snacks also for activities that revolve around winter tourism and that cannot open between Christmas and New Year, but only after the holidays.
Today’s newsletter, November 25
Regions do not change color for now
Conte: to prevent a wave of infections
“We believe that we need to introduce greater measures to avoid a wave of infections,” he said today. first story. Words in line with what the rigorist wing of the government has been repeating for days: avoid repeating the mistakes of summer at Christmas, with the ‘free all’ in July and August which led to the second wave.
“If we open without limits – confirms the Minister of Regional Affairs Francesco Boccia in Parliament – December losses of human life will be found again in February: that would mean having entered the third wave and it is our duty to avoid it ”.
Hope: you can’t reopen everything
“I would like to be able to say – underlines the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza that on December 2 will be in Parliament to illustrate the measures and plan vaccinations – That the problems are all solved and everything can be reopened, but I would not tell the truth. “In summary, the limitations are” inevitable “, the elections are almost mandatory, even if it is on one of the most controversial issues, that of movements between regions, the discussion remains open and tense.
Travel alone to reach family members
The line summarized by the coordinator of the CTS Agostino Miozzo – “Population movements are a serious risk factor, restrictive measures must be maintained” – is accompanied by those in the Government who believe that it is not possible, in the case Since much of Italy is in the yellow zone, impose restrictions on mobility. the commitment what one would be working on is allowing travel just to get there close relatives and relatives.
Dinner: recommendations, not prohibitions
Neither the rigorists nor the government’s open-minded people imagine prohibitions regarding dinner: in the Dpcm there will be a Strong recommendation so that Italians avoid as far as possible meeting people who are not part of the close family unit and maintain precautions, starting with the mask, even at home. The discussion is about how many people to indicate in the recommendation: 6, maybe 8, someone in the government speculates up to ten as decided by Germany.
Checks for those returning from abroad
Instead, what will be in the Dpcm is a tightening of controls for those who go abroad during the Christmas period and then return to Italy. Conte explains: “We do not want to invade national options, we are taking care to avoid cross-border transfers, avoiding that in the case if you go abroad you can return without checks“sanitary.
It has not yet been decided whether this means mandatory tampon or mandatory isolation for those who return, but what is evident is that it is a measure that aims to prevent the assault of Italians on the ski slopes of those countries that decide to leave. the open lifts. . On this front, however, the prime minister continues to work so that we can achieve European coordination and Boccia has assured Parliament that even for all activities revolving around winter tourism “refreshments will be ensured, as they have been guaranteed for activities that are already closed today “.
The reopening of the stores
Instead, the new Dpcm will give the ahead for store openings, with a wider time slot and the consequent lengthening of the curfew, to avoid the collapse of thousands of businesses that derive a third of their annual turnover from Christmas shopping.
But they will be reinforced controls: avoid long lines in front of or inside stores and avoid congregations in the streets and shopping malls, also limiting the entrances.
Yellow, orange and red areas remain
What will not change, in this the government is compact, is the band system and the location of the regions in yellow, orange or red zone in based on the risk index indicated at follow-up. The expected for Friday should allow the first three regions to enter the red range: Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta – leave while Apulia and Sicily, which first turned orange, must remain in that range. “Certainly, says a government source, we should have 5-7 thousand cases a day throughout Italy, because that’s the threshold that allows you to keep track of all cases. Until we are in that condition, we cannot relax. ” And with nearly 26,000 cases still today, it will take weeks, well beyond Christmas and New Years.
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