Coronavirus, here is the government decree: measures on schools, museums, gyms, cinemas and churches in all regions
The government decree of 1 March 2020 for the Coronavirus emergency
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Coronavirus, here is the government decree: measures on schools, museums, gyms, cinemas and churches in all the Regionishadow
The Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed the new decree with the measures for the containment of coronavirus infections. The Regions - after Saturday's conference with the Prime Minister and some executive ministers (including Paola De Micheli, Francesco Boccia, Roberto Speranza, Vincenzo Spadafora and Luciana Lamorgese) - had sent their amendment proposals in the morning. A principle of caution inspires the package of measures: there are fears for the stability of the health system and in particular for the resuscitation departments of the North, which would be severely tested by a wide spread of the virus. For this reason, for Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, the closure of schools until 8 March 2020 has been confirmed. Friuli Venezia Giulia has also asked the Government and obtained the closure of regional schools and universities for another week. In Piedmont, schools reopen from Wednesday, after two days of "sanitation". Reopening also in Liguria, except in the province of Savona. The province of Pesaro Urbino is also included among the territories in which "the strongest measures, suspension of educational activities and public entertainment activities" are applied, for the Coronavirus emergency.
The decree provides for the "contingent" reopening of museums and churches in the regions most affected (but not in the "red areas"); the suspension of religious services for another week; in Lombardy, the stop to gyms.
Here is what the decree provides:
The municipalities of the «red zone»
• In the municipalities of the "red zone" (Bertonico; Casalpusterlengo; Castelgerundo; Castiglione D’Adda; Codogno; Fombio; Maleo; San Fiorano; Somaglia; Terranova dei Passerini; Vo ’) is expected
- the ban on access or removal from the municipal area;
- the suspension of events, events and any form of meeting in a public or private place, including those of a cultural, recreational, sporting and religious nature;
- the closure of educational services for children and schools of all levels, as well as higher education institutions, including universities and institutions of high artistic, musical and choreutic training, without prejudice to the possibility of carrying out distance learning activities ;
- the suspension of educational trips in Italy or abroad until March 15;
- suspension of the opening services to the public of museums and other cultural institutes and places;
- suspension of public office activities, without prejudice to the provision of essential and public utility services, in the manner and within the limits indicated by the prefect;
- the suspension of public and private bankruptcy procedures, launched and in progress in the same municipalities;
- the closure of all commercial activities, excluding those of public utility, essential public services and commercial establishments for the purchase of basic necessities, in the manner and within the limits indicated by the prefect;
- the obligation to access essential public services and businesses for the purchase of basic necessities by wearing personal protective equipment or by adopting particular caution measures identified by the competent health company;
- the suspension of freight and passenger transport services, even if not scheduled, with the exception of the transport of essential and perishable goods and without prejudice to any exceptions provided for by the prefects;
- the suspension of working activities for businesses, with the exception of those that provide essential and public utility services, including veterinary activities, as well as those that can be carried out at home or remotely;
- suspension of the performance of work activities for resident or domiciled workers, even de facto, in the municipality or area concerned, even where they take place outside the area.
In the same municipalities, the prefect, in agreement with the competent authorities, can identify specific measures aimed at guaranteeing the activities necessary for the breeding of animals and the production of food goods and activities that cannot be deferred as they are connected to the biological cycle of plants and animals. Finally, in the offices included in the districts of the Court of Appeal to which the municipalities of the "red zone" belong, until 15 March 2020, it is foreseen the possibility, for the Heads of the judicial offices, having heard the administrative managers, to establish the reduction of the opening hours to the public, in relation to activities not strictly related to urgent acts and activities.
Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Veneto, provinces of Pesaro, Urbino and Savona
- the suspension
