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Today, December 26, Italy is in its third day of the red zone proclaimed by the Conte government with decree law 172/2020. The same juicing rules apply throughout Italy, but as on Christmas Day it will be possible to travel for work, health or extreme need, take a walk alone or go to the house of a relative or friend for a visit in two people. plus those under 14 years of age and the not self-sufficient. These rules are valid until December 27, while those of the orange zone will apply from December 28: shops open except restaurants and bars and (relative) freedom of movement.
December 26: what can and cannot be done in Santo Stefano
In recent days, police controls have begun: 81,885 people were controlled on Christmas Eve, the first of the ten red days provided by the decree of December 18, as part of the controls on compliance with the legislation. anti covid. The sanctions were issued for 826 people, or 1.01% of those controlled, while another 7 were reported for violating the quarantine. On the other hand, 13,771 controls were carried out in commercial establishments, 14 of which were closed. In the red zone, as a rule:
- Among the stores are open: supermarkets, kiosks, tobacconists, food stores and basic necessities, pharmacies and parapharmacies, laundries, hairdressers and barbers (but today is a holiday and therefore most of them are still closed);
- all other types of shops are closed, including shopping centers, bars and restaurants (but take-out and home delivery is possible);
- displacements are allowed for reasons of work, health, extreme urgency and necessity;
- Visits to family or friends are allowed for a maximum of two people from 5 to 22, but the account does not include children under 14 and people with disabilities.
The government has also allowed the movement to provide assistance to non-self-sufficient people from January 21 to 6, even between municipalities / regions in different areas, where it is not possible to provide them with the necessary assistance through other subjects present in the same municipality / region. . However, it is not possible to transfer more people than are strictly necessary to provide the necessary assistance: as a general rule, the need to provide assistance cannot justify the transfer of more than one adult relative, possibly accompanied by minors or disabled persons than normally already attends.
It is allowed at any time of the day to return to one’s residence, domicile or home, respecting the curfew and with self-certification. For those who reside in a small municipality with less than 5,000 inhabitants, it will be possible to cross to another region, but always within 30 kilometers of their residence and without going to the provincial capitals. Encounters between spouses and couples living apart for work reasons are allowed if the place of reunification is one where there is residence, domicile or home. And the movements of separated parents are also allowed, who can also visit their children in another region or abroad.
Self-certification: the self-declaration form in pdf to download
Self-certification for trips and overnight stays with friends
Yesterday, the Civil Protection bulletin reported more than 19 thousand cases, another 459 victims in 24 hours and, above all, a ratio between identified positives and swabs carried out that rose again to 12.5%, three points more than on Thursday. In any case, Italians seem to respect the restrictions introduced with the decree of December 18 that turned all of Italy into a red zone for the holidays. Not all: a big fight in the center of Herculaneum saw dozens of young men chasing and beating each other until the police arrived. To travel today, such as Christmas Day, self-certification is required: you can use the one dating from October 2020, downloadable on the website of the Ministry of the Interior and it must be indicated that the movement is determined by:
- proven job needs;
- health reasons;
- other reasons allowed by current regulations or by decrees, ordinances and other measures mentioned above that define the measures to prevent the spread of infection;
This last point is the one that must be marked in the self-certification if you travel to go to a friend’s house, adding in the following lines the starting address and the destination address but, for privacy reasons, not the name of the person who you are going to visit.
What can I do on December 26 in Santo Stefano?
Except for the exceptions introduced by Legislative Decree 172/2020 of December 18, the government allowed people to go to friends’ houses and have lunch with them, as well as overnight stays at home, but not the possibility of returning to their homes during ring hours curfew, 22 to 5 in the morning. Whoever violates the red zone provisions risks a fine of between 400 and 1,000 euros in the first place.
So what can be done on December 26 in Santo Stefano, as well as all the other days that the red zone is in effect? You can go for a walk, do individual sports, take the dog for a walk; you can go to a friend or relative’s house for Christmas lunch 2020 and stay there until the moment I have to go home (curfew starts at 10 pm); You can go out to the house of a friend or relative and spend the night there, returning home after 5 in the morning when the curfew is no longer in force; you can go out to mass, possibly in the nearest church.
Supermarkets open on December 26
There are few supermarkets open on December 26th. The Esselunga chain has announced that it will close throughout Italy on December 26, as well as the Coop stores: all the group’s cooperatives will keep their stores closed on December 25 and 26 and January 1. The Lidl chain stores, which will reopen on Sunday, December 27, and the Conad brand stores also closed. What supermarkets will be open on December 26? The supermarkets of the Pam, Todis chain and some Carrefour stores will open. As a general rule, it is always best to check the opening of the nearest store before you go. For on-call pharmacies, it is always good to check the opening on December 26.
