“That’s why I’m done, no one blows into the fire”

Published on: 10/27/2020 8:42 AM

“We have just launched a Dpcm with more restrictive but necessary measures. That Dpcm was born from a long confrontation between all the majority forces, represented by their respective heads of delegation. These measures are not in doubt. Rather, they must be explained to a population in suffering, which legitimately asks to understand the reasons for the government’s decisions ”. Giuseppe Conte intervenes in the pages of the Fatto Quotidiano to explain the reasons that led to the schedule limitations and the closure of restaurants, gyms, cinemas and theaters.

“We have not decided on these closures indiscriminately – says the Prime Minister – All the measures put in place respond to the need to keep the contagion curve under control. With smart work and the use of distance education in secondary schools, we intend to reduce the times of meetings and especially the influx of means of transport during the day, because we know that it is above all where crowds are created and therefore opportunities. contagion. Buying hundreds of new public transport immediately is impossible, so it was necessary to decongest the public transport system by acting on school and work and other exit opportunities, such as sports in gyms and swimming pools ”.

“We did the same at night – specifies the premiere – We have reduced all the social occasions that push people to go out at night and move on public transport. Going out at night to go to a restaurant, cinema or theater means taking transport public or taxi, stop sooner or later in a square to have a drink or meet with friends, lower the threshold of attention and generate crowds. That is why we have suspended the activities of restaurants, cinemas and theaters. That is why there are fewer incentives to go out Not only that: by decreasing the opportunities to socialize, we also decrease the number of contacts that each of us can have, thus facilitating tracing in case a person is positive. Without these measures the curve is destined to go out of control “. .

“These are the reasons that led us to adopt measures that we know are tough, concludes Conte. Now is the time for responsibility. Politics, and this is especially true for those in government, must be able to give an account of their choices to the citizens, take responsibility for their actions and not light the fire of social unrest by some percentage of consensus at the polls. Now is the time to secure the country, avoiding the spread of contagion and the risk of not guaranteeing adequate care and hospitalization and not preserving the economic and productive fabric. We are all fully aware of the economic repercussions of these measures, of the difficulties faced by many Italian citizens, I am thinking of those who work in restaurants, tourism, entertainment, culture, gyms and all related sectors. But that is why today we approved an important decree with enormous resources that allows us to refresh all these people, to give them resources quickly and directly to compensate for losses due to closures. It will be safe and fast money ”.