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The nightmare returns school closings in Italy after the decision taken by De Luca in Campania with the last ordinance and the almost 9,000 cases registered in one day in the last Civil Protection bulletin.
According to rumors in the next few days Giuseppe Conte could launch a new DPCM containing more restrictive measures, with a 10pm curfew, distance learning for high schools and closure of institutions located in the highest risk regions.
Here are the latest news.
New school closing? Government plans
In Brussels, where he is employed by the European Council, Giuseppe Conte was questioned by journalists about De Luca’s decision to close schools in Campania until October 30. The premier said that “Blocking schools is not the best solution”, also because in high schools the the infection curve is low.
Even the Minister of Education Lucia azzolina commented on the ordinance, calling it a “Very serious and deeply wrong decision”. The minister later specified that he does not have the power to open or close schools, and that these measures are in the hands of the presidents of the region and provinces.
According to the statements, therefore, the government does not plan a new school closure.
However, in recent hours there have been rumors that say otherwise. According to Daily occurrence, which cites a government source, “If in the next few days the new cases amount to 15-20 thousand per day, a new Decree of the Prime Minister will be considered that provides for a kind of curfew”.
And the Messenger Service to give more detailed information, reporting a possible bars and restaurants close at 10 p.m. throughout Italy; Beyond that time, citizens will be asked to do not leave home (Measure denied by Health Minister Speranza).
Which regions are most at risk of closing schools?
Among the measures of the new hypothetical DPCM also the Distance education in secondary schools, already proposed by the Regions for the decree of October 13, and the closure of schools in the regions of greatest risk.
After Campania, eyes on Lombardy. It is feared that the region, where there is a constant increase in infections, could put new restrictive measures before the situation worsens. But the president of the Region Attilio fontana brakes: right now, he says, he’s not thinking about new locks and we will continue along the line already drawn by the last DPCM.
Regarding schools, Fontana said: “We spoke with Minister Azzolina about distance education and she declared that she was against it, but that instead she is willing to provide a differentiation of entry times and at the beginning of individual lessons, to ensure there are no spikes. We do not formally request distance learning, we request it as Regions. But now we are more interested in hearing this speech about the differentiation of schedules “.
