Schools and universities closed in Italy due to the Coronavirus emergency. The official news was released in the late afternoon today. “For the government it was not an easy decision. We waited for the opinion of the technical-scientific committee and we decided to suspend the teaching activities from tomorrow to March 15th ".
These are the statements of the Minister of Education Lucia Azzolina. For its part, the President of the Council of Ministers Giuseppe Conte reiterated: “We of transparency have always made our rule of action, truth and transparency first of all. In fact, on the closure of the schools this morning the technical-scientific committee had been asked for a further study. Following this we took the decision to close schools and universities ".
Closed schools and more: how Italian habits change
Given the new provisions decided by the government, not only pupils and students will experience upheavals. In truth everyone Italians they will have to change their lifestyle for at least 30 days. To observe all anti-contagion precautions, traditional greetings such as classic handshakes should be avoided. Enough with the hugs; stop at meetings and conferences.
It is also advisable not to organize public events, including sporting ones. Specifically, the football games they can only take place behind closed doors. The Italian government also aims to strengthen the health system, with a 50 percent increase in places in intensive care, those most under pressure due to the Coronavirus emergency.
From closed schools to smart working
Given the emergency linked to the spread of Covid-19, public administrations are invited to encourage it smart working. In cases where there are not enough computers or in any case there is "unavailability or insufficiency of equipment" then the employee "who makes himself available" can also use "his own devices" such as a PC or tablet.
These are the latest provisions contained in the circular of the Minister of Public Administration Fabiana Dadone. In the official communication it is important to specify that "adequate levels of security and protection of the network" must be guaranteed.
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