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For now it’s just a ‘hypothesis. A set of schemes and possibilities that, among dozens of others, is now making its way onto the government table: the establishment of a curfew it is no longer entirely improbable. On the long wave of the growth of infections, on what is already established in France and on the requests of Italian businessmen who fear a emergency shutdown Christmas, the idea of a general closure from 9pm or 10pm until dawn, with the corresponding penalties for offenders and repeat offenders, is gaining momentum.
Cts in pressing: close for the weekend
“In light of the new data that emerged and the new phase, stricter measures are needed to deal with the progressive increase in infections”, is the pressure on the government that comes from the areas of the Scientific Technical Committee so that they can quickly reach more restrictive measures, the current Dpcm, also in view of the weekend. Besides the curfew on the table, there is distance learning, at least for high schools.
“Yesterday I asked President Conte for a meeting as soon as he returned from Brussels to decide without delay new national measures to contain the infection, obviously in agreement with the Regions,” said Dario Franceschini, head of the Pd delegation in the government, for example.
Hypothetical curfew for two weeks
The strategy we have in mind to implement, perhaps within the Council of Ministers tomorrow, would lead to the closing of the shutters of bars, restaurants and other public establishments at least for the next 2 weeks. In other words, in time to evaluate the impact of the new measures adopted in recent days, such as the mandatory outdoor mask and dinners at home with up to 6 people.
In practice, it is a matter of deactivating even the last vestiges of the move it remained standing and became, as the chains of contacts are rebuilt, a primary means of contagion. A compromise that Palazzo Chigi seems willing to accept to avoid even more rigid measures such as a national blockade or the much commented Restart two weeks (that is, a timed lockdown, to relieve pressure on the health system).
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It must be said, however, that looking at the experiences of other countries (Australia first, then France and partly the United Kingdom) to date it is not possible to define what kind of impact can be obtained with a curfew. If for some the restriction was a great way to avoid meetings in closed rooms, the reference is clearly to nightlife, for others, a curfew would have a more dissuasive function. Staying locked in the house in the dark, unless you have proven needs, would end up holding people accountable even in the daylight hours, obtaining a double beneficial effect. All that remains is to hope that it is.
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