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Andrew Medichini
Rather, Lombardy in the north, which was initially hit hard, and Calabria in the south even belong to the low-risk yellow zones again. Health Minister Roberto Speranza also ordered in Rome on Friday that the Abruzzo region would be the last red zone to switch to the average orange category.
This makes daily life a bit easier for many Italians. Because in the yellow zones, unlike the other two risk areas, the bars can reopen during the day. And the people there can freely leave their homes again. Throughout Italy, however, restaurants must close for guests at 6 p.m. And from 10 p.m. there is a curfew until dawn, for which there are only a few exceptions.
The authorities of the country with a population of 60 million had registered a good number of 18,700 new infections with the corona virus on Friday. That was over 5000 less than a week ago. The so-called R-value for seven days was 0.82 in the week to December 6. The R-value shows how many people an infected person infects on average. If it falls below 1, there are fewer new infections and the epidemic peters out.
However, experts warned against optimism too early on Saturday. The director of the national institute of health ISS, Silvio Brusaferro, said in Rome: “The number of new infections remains significant.” Health Minister Speranza also stressed Saturday that he was worried about the Christmas season. The government has introduced strict travel restrictions for the Christmas season starting December 21. However, some regions are calling for flexibilities and more exemptions.
