that changes since december 28

On December 28, the orange zone will come into force for three days, until the 30th, throughout Italy, which will replace the red one in force since the 24th. What changes between the red and orange zones? What can and cannot be done in the two regimes proclaimed by Decree Law 172/2020? When will we go back to the red zone? Here is a manual of the rules, permits and prohibitions in the red and orange zone in effect from December 24 to January 6.

From the red zone to the orange: what changes as of December 28

First of all, it must be remembered that the curfew remains in force in both the red and orange zones from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., as well as the ban on gathering and the obligation to wear a mask indoors and outside. You can do sports outdoors. For those who travel abroad between December 21 and January 15, there is an obligation, upon returning to Italy, to remain in quarantine for 14 days. All movements on red days must be justified with the self-certification form. In the red zone:

• movements are allowed only for reasons of work, health, necessity and these include assistance to a non-self-sufficient person; you can return to your residence, domicile or domicile where you usually meet your partner and also to second residences (see edit at the end of the article); you can go shopping and mass, as well as to the pharmacy and the tobacconist;
• You can go to other people’s houses (in two, but children under 14 are not counted in total) with movements within your own municipality
• Bars and restaurants close on Christmas Eve to reopen on January 7; only home delivery or take away service is allowed before 10 pm Autogrills on motorways and bars in stations and airports remain open;
• The open stores are: supermarkets, grocery stores, hairdressers, barbers, tobacconists, pharmacies, parapharmacies, bookstores, newsstands, florists, toy and sportswear stores, tobacconists and hardware stores, laundries and pet stores;

Throughout Italy, between January 24 and 6, however, “it is allowed to move to a single private house, located in the same region, once a day, in a period of time between 5 and 22 and within the limit of two people “as well as children under 14 years of age and” disabled or non-self-sufficient people living with them. ” The travel ban will also not apply to two other categories of subjects: volunteers and those who want to go to mass or any place of worship. On the days in orange – December 28, 29 and 30 and January 4 – you will be able to move freely around your municipality and the shops will be open, while to eat at the restaurant or have a coffee at the bar you will have to wait until 7 January. In the orange zone:

• you can move within your municipality and all shops, except bars and restaurants, are open;
• They will be able to open stores of any type, with continuous and extended hours until 9:00 p.m. to avoid that, especially in the first days of next week, there are gatherings;

In the orange zone, therefore, the self-certification must be completed in case of moving outside the municipality or region for reasons of necessity and urgency, work or health. You must also complete it if you travel within your municipality during curfew hours. And the government has also made it clear in a faq published on the Palazzo Chigi website that the return home “after visiting friends or family must always take place between 5:00 and 22:00 (on January 1, 2021 between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm).), both on the “red” and “orange” days. The reasons that justify the displacement between 10:00 pm and 5:00 am are exclusively those of work, necessity or health “.

Self-certification: the self-declaration form in pdf to download

The rules of the orange zone in effect from December 28 to 30

January 7 is the date when we must return to the yellow zone regime, in force until January 15, which will finally apply to all of Italy, including Abruzzo, which should have left the orange zone. For that day, schools are also expected to reopen for 50% of all students (half will still have to continue teaching at a distance). You can also move outside the region, even if it is up to 15 with a curfew at 22. You can leave your municipality (which does not exceed 5,000 inhabitants) no more than 30 kilometers and without going to the provincial capitals, while moving out of the region if it falls within the indicated spatial limits.

Anyone who does not respect the prohibitions introduced can be fined: the penalty ranges between 400 and 1,000 euros, but is reduced if paid within five days. Police checks can also be carried out after the on-site check. In case of displacement considered out of the norm, the police can order the return to the place of departure of those who have not respected the norms. In case of dispute of the fine, you can appeal to the prefect. Participation in religious services is allowed. On Christmas Eve, the CEI anticipates the services to allow the return home before 10 pm The invitation is to go to the church closest to home and bring the self-certification. When will all this end? An unlimited home visit of two people at present and, unless the government indicates otherwise, it will be possible to organize it only from January 7, when the Christmas rules expire. However, until January 15 there is a curfew from 22:00 to 05:00.

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