Italy orders new restrictions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic

Italy orders new restrictions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic
Italy orders new restrictions to stop the COVID-19 pandemic

New restrictions across Italy to counter and contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus have been adopted tonight with an order signed by the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza. “It is necessary to do even more to contain the infection,”ย  said the minister. “Ensuring effective social distancing is fundamental to fighting the spread of the virus. Everyone’s behavior is essential to winning the battle”.

The following are the measures established in the ordinance, which will be valid until March 25:

  • public access to parks, villas, play areas and public gardens is prohibited;
  • it is not allowed to carry out recreational or outdoor activities; it is still allowed to carry out individual motor activities in the vicinity of one’s home, provided that, in any case, respecting the distance of at least one meter from each other person;
  • the food and beverage service establishments, located inside the railway and lake stations, as well as in the service and refueling areas, are closed, with the exception of those located along the motorways, which can only sell take-away products to be combined with the outside the premises;
  • those located in hospitals and airports remain open, with the obligation to ensure compliance with the interpersonal distance of at least one meter in any case;
  • on holidays, as well as on those days that immediately precede or follow such days, any movement to homes other than the main one, including the second houses used for holidays, is prohibited.

The decision to reopen the schools could be canceled for the 2020 calendar year

About the author

Avatar of Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy

Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy

Mario is a veteran in the travel industry.
His experience extends worldwide since 1960 when at the age of 21 he started exploring Japan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Mario has seen the World Tourism develop up to date and witnessed the
destruction of the root/testimony of the past of a good number of countries in favor of modernity/progress.
During the last 20 years Mario's travel experience has concentrated in South East Asia and of late included the Indian Sub Continent.

Part of Mario's work experience includes multi activities in the Civil Aviation
field concluded after organizing the kik off of for Malaysia Singapore Airlines in Italy as an Institutor and continued for 16 years in the role of Sales /Marketing Manager Italy for Singapore Airlines after the split of the two governments in October 1972.

Mario's official Journalist license is by the "National Order of Journalists Rome, Italy in 1977.

Share to...