Italy this morning woke up in zone rossa. The restrictive measures undertaken by the government to keep the contagion curve under control during the holiday period and to try to stem the third wave that could occur in January start today. From 21 December to 6 January, any movement between Regions and from or to the autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento is prohibited, including those to reach the second cases outside their own Region. The red zone will limit the freedoms of Italians on 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 December 2020 and 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 January 2021. displacements for reasons of work, health and necessity. From 5 am to 10 pm you can visit relatives and friends, moving up to 2 inside the car: children under 14, people with disabilities and non self-sufficient cohabitants are excluded from the count. But beware: you risk a sting of fines.
It will be possible to carry out physical activity near your home and outdoor sports but only individually. The shutters of shops, beauty centers, bars and restaurants (take-away is allowed until 10 pm and home deliveries without restrictions). Instead, supermarkets, food and basic necessities, pharmacies, parapharmacies, newsagents, tobacconists, laundries, hairdressers and barbers are open. To move on foot or by any means, it is necessary to bring aself-certification (click here to download the form) to be shown or filled in in case of any checks. In recent days it has been specified that anyway you do not have to indicate the names of the people you are going to: citizens, for reasons related to privacy, are not required to specify it. However, as mentioned above, the shadow of heavy fines will be the protagonist this Christmas season.
Here is who risks fines
The sanctions provided for those who do not respect the prohibitions range from 400 to one thousand euros, which will be reduced if payment is made within 5 days. And they can be increased up to a third if the violation occurs through the use of a vehicle. The circular sent by the head of the Interior Ministry to the prefects recommends “effective services to ensure correct compliance with the measures“and to avoid violations of restrictions on mobility, situations of crowding and non-compliance with personal distancing. agents in the field – including carabinieri, financiers, traffic police and army soldiers – will be about 70 thousand. Police chief Franco Gabrielli asked for a “understanding and common sense approach“, while maintaining “particularly scrupulous“the surveillance services.
They have been predicted checkpoints at toll booths, in service areas and in all traffic junctions at the entrance and exit of the cities. The police can carry out checks even after the on-site check and have the right to order the return to the place of departure for those who have not observed the rules. They will also be called to ensure compliance with the measures inside the premises. There police railway and the carabinieri will guarantee social distancing on board the trains. The pedestrian one-way street in some cities in order to manage the flow of people should not be excluded: in this case the patrols municipal police, through megaphones, could remind pedestrians of the anti-Coronavirus provisions in force.
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