the Italian municipality that closes schools, markets and playgrounds

There are 108 new cases of Covid-19 in Sicily in the last 24 hours. There are currently 2,390 positives, of which 224 are hospitalized, fifteen of which are in intensive care and 2,151 in home isolation, for a total of 6,145 cases since the beginning of the epidemic. Difficult situation in Misilmeri, a town of about 30 thousand inhabitants in Palermo, where six positive cases of coronavirus have been registered, but the result of other swabs is expected. That is why Mayor Rosalia Stadarelli has chosen the path of prudence, signing an ordinance with which she has provisionally closed schools until Sunday, September 27. Limits are also foreseen for commercial companies.

A hard line, as happened in the last days in Corleone where the mayor has decided a mini-confinement – with students at home and compulsory pubs and bars closed from 10 at night – for fear that a marriage with about 250 people may have caused an outbreak.

Mini confinement in Misilmeri, in the province of Palermo

The mayor of Misilmeri explained the meaning of the measure during a direct Facebook: “It is not a long period but a ‘reset’. These days we need the ASP to be able to carry out controls on the people monitored. Among the cases verified there are people who have known too many people and that is why the health authority must have time to monitor dozens and dozens of subjects. ”The ordinance signed by Rosalia Stadarelli provides for the closure of schools of all types and levels in the municipal area, inviting school leaders to” launch the appropriate initiatives aimed at guaranteeing school continuity “.

In Misilmeri, gambling halls, betting halls and similar clubs, but also gyms, sports facilities and dance schools, must close at 10 pm. The weekly market is suspended. The same provision provides for the closure and prohibition of access to municipal playgrounds and the closure of recreational and musical associations and clubs. It also suspended “all public events of a cultural, congressional and artistic nature.” “The owners of catering companies (bars, pubs, restaurants, pizzerias and ice cream parlors) – clarifies the mayor – can continue with their business even after 22:00, but only if customers are seated at the table and agree with current legislation and guidelines anticovid If table service is not safely possible, home delivery service and take-out activity can be performed only for cooked food.