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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the measures relating to the New Year’s Eve period, which has been the subject of public debate for some time, at a press conference at the first ministry.
After specifying that they avoided a new general closure against the epidemic and that the measures they took were adequate, Conte affirmed that the system of gradual measures will be maintained, which divided the regions into three colors (red-orange-yellow) according to their levels of risk.
‘IT MAY ACCELERATE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AT CHRISTMAS’
Noting that the spread of the virus may accelerate during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, Conte said: “The road to the end of the pandemic is still long. Consequently, travel between regions is prohibited from December 21 to December 6. January, except in cases of emergency and mandatory situations. In addition, intercity travel between December 25 and 26 and January 1. prohibited. ” I speak.
Prime Minister Conte stated that the nationwide curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. will last until January 6, including 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on New Years Day, and that hotels cannot have a special entertainment program on New Year’s Eve.
Expressing that they do not want to put any limits on purchases, Conte said that “the stores will be open until 9:00 p.m. from December 4 to January 6”.
Stating that Italian ports were also closed to cruise ships from December 21 to January 6, Prime Minister Conte said that all Italian citizens returning from abroad and those who arrived in Italy after December 21 must remain in quarantine. for 14 days.
“Regarding dinners, we cannot enter people’s houses and impose restrictions, but we can strongly recommend that we do not accept people with whom we do not live,” Conte said.
Prime Minister Conte also reported that after January 7, 75 percent of face-to-face education will start in secondary schools.
In Italy, one of the countries that paid the highest price in the Kovid-19 epidemic, it was announced that the highest daily death toll was reached with the death of 993 people today. While 58 thousand 38 people have died in the country since the outbreak began in February, 1 million 664 thousand 829 people were diagnosed with Kovid-19.
