From tomorrow, Wednesday 15 June, the obligation to wear masks indoors should drop. But will it be true? After six weeks of descent, in fact, in Italy the epidemiological curves start to rise again. This week, Covid-19 cases are nearly 30,000 more than seven days ago. Deaths also rise by 73. This is what emerges from the bulletin of the Ministry of Health for the week 6-12 June 2022. Not only that. In today’s bulletin, Tuesday, June 14, the positivity rate jumped to 17.2%. The new Omicron 5 sub-variant is much more contagious than the previous ones, causing the rise of cases. Sub-variant that is spreading in our country.
In the meantime, the road map of easing is proceeding. Tomorrow 15 June, the vaccination obligation for over 50s, school workers and law enforcement agencies will expire. Stop also to masks indoors, but there is still discussion about a possible extension of the obligation on means of transport and in the most risky places. Today, the Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa he confirmed: «The hypothesis of an extension makes its way». Here’s where and until when.
Indoor masks extended, here’s where and until when
From tomorrow, Wednesday 15 June, farewell to the obligation to wear a mask in cinemas, theaters and indoor sporting events. Possible extension of the obligation instead for transport, hospitals and RSA until September. This was announced by the Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa.
In an interview with Radio Capital, Costa he anticipated: “The hypothesis that is taking shape on transport is to foresee a prolonged use of the mask until the end of September. They are crowded places and being cautious can be good, just like in hospitals and Rsa. Probably for these sectors we are moving towards the extension of the mask until September“. And he concludes: “After June 15, in cinemas, theaters and indoor sporting events there will be no extension of the obligation to wear a mask”.
Obligatory masks for eighth grade and high school exams
Meanwhile, the first certainty has arrived. In recent days, the Lazio TAR confirmed the obligation to wear a mask on the occasion of the eighth grade and high school exams. The TAR of Lazio has in fact declared legitimate the ordinance with which the Ministry of Health has ordered the obligation of FFp2 mask for students of the eighth and fifth grade who are preparing to take the exams.
In an interview with Corriere della Sera, the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza it was clear: no hypothesis of eliminating the obligation during the eighth grade and high school exams.
The virus in fact continues to circulate. In today’s bulletin, the new positives recorded in the last 24 hours were 39,474 out of 228,559 swabs, for a positivity rate of 17.2%. The victims are 73 (yesterday there were 41).