It starts again, with differences between region and region. But we start again. Italy is trying to give the economy a sigh of relief with the reopening of bars, restaurants and hairdressers. The guidelines for a safe restart are awaited. But in the meantime there is the go-ahead from the Government. One of the long-awaited news by most Italians and especially by many commercial operators. While having to adapt to the new rules on social distancing to avoid the contagion, an attempt is being made to restart the economy of many sectors, which have been at a standstill for too long due to the Covid 19 pandemic. fears, given the many difficulties of the last few weeks.
We start again with difficulty, but respecting the rules
The long-awaited guidelines may already arrive between Thursday and Friday. The date for open it's May 18th. But in the meantime the operators of the sector are already starting the activities to make the premises safe, with the sanitization operations and the measurement of the spaces. The shops, bars and restaurants will then open. The final decisions, however, will be up to the Regions. The agreement came at the end of the videoconference between the governors of the Regions and the government, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, ministers Roberto Speranza and Francesco Bocci. Let's start the password again but with confidence. There will be guidelines and general rules that are the same for all and territorial differentiations depending on the trend of the contagion curve: in the event of a rise, the government will be able to intervene to arrange new closures.
The rules to follow to start over
The technical-scientific committee will define the fundamental rules to be respected. The guidelines concern catering, personal services. Pure rules to be able to safely open the beaches in concession and the free ones. Space, however, for the autonomy of the Regions. They will have to present a program with reopenings and act independently always based on the trend of the curve. The attention is maximum: if the infections go back to the red areas and to the lockdown. “The phase of responsibility for the Regions begins - underlined the Minister for Autonomies Francesco Boccia -. If the infections go down, other things can also reopen, if the infections go up, they will have to shrink ". "We start again with a responsible attitude" confirmed Stefano Bonaccini, president of the Conference of Regions and governor of Emilia Romagna.
Responsibility: the watchword for starting up again
The rules, therefore, must be respected by everyone. And collaboration between operators and customers is needed. Masks and gloves first of all, in restaurants for waiters, and then sanitizing the rooms and tables spaced at least 2 meters apart. For the beaches there will be few places, because in order to respect the distances there will be few umbrellas. Instead, the guidelines and protocols for safety in the workplace, transport and commercial establishments have already been indicated in the previous decrees of the Prime Minister's Office. Let's start again, therefore, with responsibility, respecting the rules with the hope that we can get back and the economy can breathe.
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