Strict anti-contagion: obligation to wear a mask outdoors and prohibition of parking on the street

Even in Sicily the obligation arises to wear a mask even outdoors. But with that there is also the “ban on collecting.” The president of the Nello Musumeci Region has just signed the ordinance – in force from Wednesday, September 30 to October 30, except for extensions – that requires the use of personal protective equipment for all people over six years of age: the mask it must always be worn. , but if it is outdoors only in the presence of other people and unless they are “relatives or partners”. Excluded are “those who carry out intense physical activity, as long as interpersonal distancing can be maintained”: the obligation, however, takes effect again as soon as the sport ends.

However, it is not the only rule provided by the ordinance. In fact, the “prohibition of meeting through prolonged parking in public places or places open to the public such as, for example, streets, squares and parks” is also activated. In other words: today you can make a small crowd in the street, as of Wednesday you can no longer be in the presence of relatives. Authorized production initiatives and activities are an exception.

“The measures we adopt with this ordinance – Musumeci highlights – focus on the control and prevention of people who are fragile or more exposed to contagion. Our constant and repeated calls for caution have unfortunately not been properly taken up by all and we are entering a difficult phase of the epidemic, with the arrival of the flu season. The text is again based on the principle of loyal collaboration between all institutions and dialogue with professionals, with whom Councilor Razza will soon meet again with the Scientific Technical Committee. We have learned that the most important key to addressing this emergency is the timeliness of decisions and the prediction of future events. Sicilia does not want a new confinement, but to avoid it we must all commit ourselves, especially the younger ones ”.

There are also new rules for access to the island. The provision reiterates that any person entering Sicily “from the EU and / or non-EU states”, that is, from anywhere, register on the website www.siciliacoronavirus.it or communicate their presence to the service of health: for Sicilians, there is an obligation to take both precautions by registering on the site and notifying your family doctor. The rule, in this case, is retroactive: you have to do it even if you have returned to Sicily in the last seven days. A quick swab screening test is also performed on healthcare personnel.