Italy armored until April 30 and no yellow zone foreseen: what had already been hypothesized, is in fact also confirmed by the draft of the new decree of the Draghi government. And then, reopening of schools in attendance up to sixth grade even in the red zone and regardless of the decisions of the regions.
The Council of Ministers is in progress and establishes the directives on the anti Covid -19 regulations. One of the points that had been discussed in recent days concerned the obligation to vaccinate also for pharmacists. Which, today, would be destined to become a fixed point to allow a strong acceleration of the vaccination campaign.
No yellow zone but possible exceptions
Stop the yellow zone, therefore, in Italy until April 30, even if exceptions may be possible. The draft, if confirmed, provides that, from 7 April to 30 April, in the Regions in the yellow zone “the measures established for the orange zone will apply”. However, “due to the progress of the epidemic, as well as the state of implementation of the National Strategic Plan for vaccines, with particular reference to the elderly and frail people, by resolution of the Council of Ministers, determinations are possible in derogation” and ” the measures established may be modified “.
And again, for the same period, the measures established for the red zone are also applied in regions where the cumulative weekly incidence of infections exceeds 250 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants, based on the validated data of the latest available monitoring.
Vaccine obligation
Also drawn up the list of categories that will have the obligation to be vaccinated. They are “the health professions and health care operators who carry out their activities in public and private health, social and welfare structures, pharmacies, parapharmacies and professional offices”.
According to what emerges from the draft is that vaccination will be the «essential requirement for the exercise of the profession. For those who refuse, the transfer to “duties, even lower ones” is foreseen with the “treatment corresponding to the duties performed.” If this is not possible, “for the period of suspension no remuneration is due”.
Vaccine shield
A vaccine shield is also foreseen. What is it about. Here is what emerges from the draft of the decree. “For manslaughter and negligent personal injury occurred due to the administration of a vaccine for the prevention of SARS-CoV -2 infections, carried out during the extraordinary vaccination campaign in implementation of the National Plan, the punishment is excluded when the use of the vaccine complies with the indications contained in the marketing authorization provision issued by the competent authorities and with the circulars published on the institutional website of the Ministry of Health relating to vaccination activities “.
School
You go back to class up to sixth grade throughout Italy, including the red areas, and the governors will not be able to issue more restrictive ordinances to suspend the activity in presence. This is foreseen by the draft of the decree expected in the afternoon in the CDM. “From 7 April to 30 April, the performance of educational services” up to the sixth grade, according to the draft, is ensured in presence throughout the country. A provision that “cannot be waived by provisions of the Presidents of the Regions and Provinces autonomous “. In the orange and yellow area, attendance is up to the eighth grade and with a minimum of 50% in high school.
Public competitions
Important news arrives – but this too was a topic under discussion and therefore quite predictable – as regards competitions. “From 3 May 2021 it is allowed to carry out the selection procedures in the presence of competitions announced by the public administrations”. The tests must be carried out “in compliance with the guidelines validated by the Technical Scientific Committee”.
Green light to competitions for magistrates
Green light for the written test of the competition for ordinary magistrate announced by decree of the Minister of Justice of 29 October 2019 also in derogation of the provisions in force that regulate the conduct of insolvency procedures during the pandemic emergency from COVID-19. This is what is expected in a still provisional version of the text of the Covid decree being examined by the CDM this afternoon. “By decree of the Minister of Justice, to be adopted within thirty days from the date of entry into force of this decree, subject to the favorable opinion of the Scientific Technical Committee, the operating procedures for carrying out the written and oral tests of the competition are established, as well as the conditions for access to the premises intended for examination, in order to prevent possible spread of the COVID-19 contagion “.