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In Italy, stricter socialization rules will be introduced to combat the rise in coronavirus cases, including its own rule of six.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced Sunday that a maximum of six people will be able to sit together in restaurants and bars, and table service will be mandatory after 6pm.
Another new coronavirus measurements include:
- Mayors may order the closure of public spaces such as streets and squares after 9:00 p.m.
- Amateur team sports competitions will be stopped
- Parties, festivals and other similar public events, including conferences and conventions, are suspended.
- Take out will only be allowed until midnight.
Further away COVID-19 Restrictions could also be on the way, with a decision on whether to close gyms and pools later this week.
High schools and universities will also be encouraged to do more distance education, he added.
The new restrictions will take effect at midnight local time on Sunday and will last until November 13.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte made the announcement on Sunday.
Italy I was added to UK quarantine list this week after a record number of daily cases. This means that travelers returning to the UK from Italy will have to self-isolate for 14 days starting at 4am on October 18.
The new infections were the highest ever to return on Sunday, with 11,705 confirmed in the past 24 hours.
Conte said in his statement: “We are aware of the economic damage generated by the measures we are taking. But the government is committed to restoring them.”
“We will not fight the second wave with limited resources as in the first, we are now equipped. We produce 20 million surgical masks that we distribute daily in schools and not just for free. We doubled the number of ICU jobs and hired personal physicians. Thousands millions invested in healthcare. “
He called the situation “critical” and said he could not “make predictions” about the Christmas holidays, adding: “It all depends on us and our sense of responsibility.”
