Italy Tightens Coronavirus Measures

Italy Tightens Coronavirus Measures Italy tightens coronavirus measures. Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announced the new measures. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who held a press conference at the Prime Ministry, announced the new measures introduced by the Prime Ministry Decree. Noting that there has been a rapid increase in the number of cases in Italy in recent weeks, Conte said: “The latest number of cases in the epidemic has become such that we cannot remain indifferent. The virus transmission coefficient (Rt) reached the critical threshold of 1.5. Now we cannot prevent it if we do not tighten the measures.” Stating that the data provided by the Coronavirus Scientific-Technical Board create the necessity to make this decision, the Prime Minister said, “The purpose of all these measures is to control the spread in the epidemic.” Pointing out that the daily number of cases in Italy reached 20 thousand, Conte said: “We want to keep the epidemic curve in check to avoid another general quarantine. The country cannot allow a second general quarantine. We must protect both health and economy.” Emphasizing that the curfew is not in question yet, Conte said, “This is a word we do not like, but we recommend that we do not act except for reasons such as health, work, work and education. At the same time, we recommend that you do not accept non-family guests to your homes. ''   Announced New Measures Announcing the new measures, Prime Minister Conte emphasized that the regional administrations could tighten the measures in their regions. Conte stated that with the last decree, all restaurants, bars, cafes and ice cream shops will close at 6 pm, but they can serve homes. Stating that all gyms, swimming pools, game halls and aesthetic centers were closed, Conte said: “Theater, cinema and concert halls will be closed. This has been a harder decision than others since they have been suffering for months already.” Stating that all fairs including international fairs and professional sports at national level were stopped, Conte underlined that additional payments will be made for the damaged sectors. Stating that face-to-face education will continue in primary schools, and 75 percent of secondary and high schools will switch to distance education, Conte said, “The virus spreads rapidly. Therefore, we must be flexible and ready to intervene. We cannot blame the government for the distraction or reduction in attention for the epidemic. Before the summer, everyone thought the epidemic was over, and the government asked for an extension of the state of emergency.” Saying that he understands the angry Italian people, Conte said that these measures will remain in effect until November 24; He stated that this was applied to make Christmas Day more peaceful.