towards the closure of gyms, cinemas and theaters

The government could pass a new anti-Covid restriction at night, with even stricter rules for commercial activities, gyms, swimming pools and restaurants. These are the advances of the draft of the new decree, which the executive is filing at this time to prevent an even greater spread of the virus, which travels in 19 thousand new cases a day (in Apulia today the record of 631 infections).

The new blocks planned

Among the possible measures that would be approved, there is a greater tightening for the restaurant sector: restaurants, bars, discos could close at 6 or 8 pm and all day on Sunday. The possibility of closing shopping centers on weekends is also discussed. The new stop could also affect gyms and cinemas, already severely limited by the last dpcm, in addition to live entertainment. A measure that, therefore, would damage cinemas and theaters, even for outdoor events.

The nightclubs remain closed, but the activities of the arcades, the betting rooms and the bingo halls and the casinos can also be suspended. Strong limitations also for theme and amusement parks: in the draft of the decree that circulates, children and adolescents would be allowed access to places destined to carry out recreational, recreational and educational activities, including non-formal, indoor or outdoor activities. , only with the help of the operators to entrust them in custody and with the obligation to adopt specific security protocols elaborated in accordance with the guidelines of the Department of Family Policies.

Recommendations in the draft

In addition to obligations, there are also recommendations, especially related to travel. “All natural persons are strongly recommended not to travel, by public or private means of transport, to a municipality other than that of residence, domicile or domicile, except for proven reasons of work, study, health, situations of need or to carry out activities or use services that are not suspended and not available in this municipality “, reports the draft of the Dpcm. And during the meeting they also talked about the possible reestablishment of the travel ban between Regions but it has not yet been decided whether the measure will enter the decree or not.

In the draft there is also a recommendation on the use of masks even inside private homes in the presence of people who do not live together. In this case, the obligation to maintain an interpersonal safety distance of at least one meter also remains.

Distance education

Regarding the school, however, the school must remain open, with limitations mainly for secondary school. Only for the latter, distance education is foreseen for a participation equivalent to 75 percent of the activities, “further modulating the management of students’ entry and exit times, also through the possible use of afternoon shifts and always that in any case, the entry is not made before 9 in the morning “, reads the draft.