The key points
- Direct communication from the premier
- The first desire of Italians is to hug each other
- The proposals of the regions to restart
The yellow zones are back strengthened from April 26: only outdoor activities will be able to open. So restaurants, sports and entertainment, but only in areas with low Covid contagion and outdoors. With outdoor restaurants open even in the evening and stringent capacity limits for indoor cinemas and theaters. The news on the reopening emerge from government sources at the end of the control room on Covid at Palazzo Chigi. On the same date, all schools should reopen in attendance, including high schools, except in the red areas. The curfew remains until 10pm, as currently in force.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi at Palazzo Chigi spoke about reopening with the exponents of the majority. Draghi, who has shown a great ability to listen, traces the chronoprogram of the reopening, taking into account the progress of the infections and how the vaccination plan is proceeding. In the early afternoon, at 3.30 pm, there will be a press conference at the Multifunctional Hall of the Presidency of the Council, to draw what the governor of Liguria Giovanni Toti has defined “a road map towards freedom”.
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Direct communication from the premier
Just like he did for vaccines, Draghi wants to talk in person about the decisions the government is making to loosen the restrictions. Draghi did not rule out that some opening could be anticipated already by the end of the month, around 26 April, even if the penalty takers slow down. Health Minister Roberto Speranza asked to be prompt in closing when needed. On the other hand, the wounds to the economy caused by the coronavirus are enormous: the pandemic, for example, cut consumption by almost 130 billion, which fell by 11.8% in 2020 compared to the previous year, with hotels and restaurants that recorded a decline of 40.2 percent.
The first desire of Italians is to hug each other
The first wish of the Italians? Back to hug. This is attested by a survey by Coldiretti: for almost 1 in 3 Italians (32%) the possibility of returning to embrace is the first desire to be fulfilled with the exit from the Covid emergency which has radically changed the lifestyle habits of Italians. In second place dinners at the restaurant, priority for 30% of Italians who also hope for evening reopening. 23% would like to have a party with relatives and friends to leave behind the lockdowns at home. The first dream of 8% is to go to a concert or a theatrical show, 6% have as a priority to go back to the gym, also to lose the pounds accumulated by staying indoors
The proposals of the regions to restart
The Regions sent the premier a plan for reopening on April 15. Among the proposals of the regions to restart the country there are: two meters away in gyms, cinemas, theaters and restaurants, where drinking at the counter would be prohibited after 2pm. Guidelines for the reopening of the activities launched by the governors and examined by the Technical Scientific Committee and the Executive.