Italy red zone at Christmas, measurements come with Dpcm

Published on: 12/18/2020 12:06 AM

Italy towards the red zone, the anti-Covid squeeze arrives with measures and restrictions for Christmas and New Year. In fact, the Council of Ministers is convened for today at 6:00 p.m. in which, in addition to deadlines and regional laws, government sources do not exclude that there may also be a discussion on the table about the measures to be taken in the face of the Christmas holidays to slow the spread of the coronavirus. . While waiting for new data from the weekly monitoring of the Ministry of Health and the ISS, yesterday 18,236 new infections and the still very high figure of 683 deaths were filed.

Italy’s red zone at Christmas and New Years then? “It is clear that we are going towards restrictions during the holiday period. If someone makes hypotheses of parties, dinners and gatherings, they are blatantly wrong,” stressed the Minister of Regional Affairs. Francesco Boccia. “This – Boccia specified to Sky Tg24 – does not mean to deny anything, the model with red, orange and yellow zones will continue in January and February. Just for the period from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, now let’s see if until January 3 or 6, the more restrictions, the better. “

Meanwhile, the Veneto went ahead. Movements between municipalities prohibited from 2:00 p.m. on Saturday to January 6: this was announced by Luca Zaia in the usual press point on the Covid emergency live on Facebook. The President of the Region has announced a new ordinance that provides for the “closure of municipal limits from 2 pm from December 19 to January 6,” pending government measures. The shops will remain open until 9 pm The governor of Veneto explained that “I will send the order to Minister Speranza to formally request an agreement, after which this order wanted to fully protect personal freedoms, because not protecting it means making a closure. We are addressing this issue at an absolutely dedicated time, that of the Christmas holidays. ”Zaia then added that the order should be submitted tomorrow and that it“ does not touch any opening hours.

The idea that the government is working on for the whole country seems to be one Red zone ‘active’ on Christmas Eve, Christmas and San Esteban, New Year’s Eve and January 1. Closed on December 24, 25, 26 and Sunday 27. Then again on December 31 and January 1. Plus on January 2 and 3, a Saturday and a Sunday. A compromise, which does not come to a close until January 6, requested by the most rigorous, which would include the ministers of the Democratic Party and the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza. The hard line but more moderate, however, would be the choice of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the M5S.

But 8 days of red zone, stumbling to cover Christmas and New Years, can they be enough to avoid a Covid-19 rebound? “I hope so, but at this point I don’t know,” said the infectious disease specialist. Massimo galli he is cautious about the possible ‘protective’ effects of the strategy that would be considered by the government for the holidays.

During the national committee of public order and security, chaired by the Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese, in the meantime the strengthening of the control activities of the territory was foreseen. For the prevention of the risk of contagion of the coronavirus, specific control activities will affect public and entertainment places, as well as areas that usually meet young people. Given the intensification of travel, linked to the entry into force, as of next December 21, of new restrictive measures to the mobility of the national territory, specific services will be planned in the road and motorway network and, to avoid agglomerations, in railway stations, ports. and airports, as well as public transport terminals.