Covid, new squeeze in Lombardy: what the ordinance offers

Published on: 10/16/2020 6:04 PM

“A frank, useful and productive confrontation, carried out in a constructive and positive climate.” Thus, the President of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, comments on the meeting with the mayors of the provincial capitals (connected remotely) which was also attended by the prefect of Milan, Renato Saccone, and the group leaders of the parties present in the regional council. The meeting was introduced by a detailed description of the technicians on the epidemiological situation in the region.

At the end of the discussion during which the suggestions of the mayors and leaders of majority and opposition groups were incorporated, the parties unanimously shared a series of indications that will be submitted to the Scientific Technical Committee to later formalize them with an Ordinance that will enter into force. starting tomorrow, Saturday, October 17, and will apply to the entire regional territory. The Ordinance establishes the suspension of all regional amateur sports competitions that involve “physical contact”, including those of the youth sectors. Then it was agreed with the mayors to reformulate the regulations and hours of bars and restaurants, also prohibiting consumption on public land. The Region’s provision also provides for the closure of gaming halls, betting rooms and bingo halls.

All the parties present at the meeting shared the urgent need to transmit a strong and clear message to the government about the convenience of activating a school model that includes alternate distance lessons and staggering the time of entry to the school, in order to remove pressure . to the local public transportation system. A similar proposal concerns universities for which distance education is requested, with the exception of freshmen and apprentices. The government will also be asked to increase the proportion of smartworking for all activities where it is feasible. “We will ask the government – Fontana concluded – to provide decisive and significant compensatory resources for those economic activities that will inevitably suffer repercussions due to the results of this decision shared by all those who sit at the table today.”