New Dpcm between sport, smart work and bars: what changes

Published on: 10/17/2020 10:40 AM

A closure of the premises (restaurants, bars, pubs) between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., to be modulated with the greatest ‘squeeze’ on weekends, could be one of the measures contained in a new Dpcm with anti-Covid regulations still more stringent. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte discussed it in a long majority meeting convened at Palazzo Chigi.

The hypothesis continues to be to deepen the new measures, with a new Dpcm that will be issued shortly. In government, sensitivities to the new provisions would be different. Provisions that can now be discussed in coordination between the government (with Ministers Boccia and Speranza), Civil Protection, Regions and Commissioner Arcuri.

The new provisions could include an additional tightening of amateur contact sports and some physical activities (gyms could be targeted); hairdressers, beauticians and beauty salons; cinemas and theaters; games rooms and bingo. A decisive implementation for smart work seems likely, up to 70%. Schools should stay out of these new restrictions, even if the CTS had been given directions for modulated “dad” as well as staggered schedules. The provisions could be more restrictive for regions with higher risk. A new blockade, explicitly excluded by Prime Minister Conte, is out of the question.