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Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown
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Michael Ejercito
Dec 19, 2020, 12:50:28 PM12/19/20
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Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown
Published13 hours ago
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A woman wearing a face mask walks past a mural in Rome's Trastevere district
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image captionItaly has recorded the highest Covid death toll in Europe
Italy has ordered a nationwide lockdown over much of the Christmas and
New Year period in an effort to combat a rise in coronavirus cases.
The country will be under "red-zone" restrictions over the public
holidays, with non-essential shops, restaurants and bars closed, and
Italians only allowed to travel for work, health and emergency reasons.
Limited home visits will be allowed.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said it was "not an easy decision".
"Our experts were seriously worried that there would be a jump in cases
over Christmas... We therefore had to act," he said in a news conference.
Italy has recorded the highest Covid death toll in Europe, with close to
68,000 fatalities.
What is Europe doing about Covid and Christmas?
Tracking the global pandemic: Where has been hit hardest?
Did Macron break his own Covid rules?
Mr Conte said the launch of the vaccination drive later this month would
mark the beginning of "the end of this nightmare."
The announcement of the Christmas restrictions on Friday followed days
of wrangling in the governing coalition between those wanting a complete
lockdown and others seeking limited action to help struggling businesses
and allow families to meet.
Meanwhile in France, President Emmanuel Macron remains in self-isolation
in the official presidential residence at La Lanterne at Versailles
after testing positive for Covid-19. Mr Macron said he was suffering
from fatigue, headaches and a dry cough.
What are the rules?
The "red-zone" restrictions will be in place across Italy on 24 to 27
December, 31 December to 3 January, and 5 to 6 January.
During this period people "can leave the house only for reasons of work,
necessity and health," Mr Conte said.
But, he added, the rules will allow people to receive a maximum of two
guests, not including people under the age of 14, in their homes. A
curfew from 22:00 to 05:00 will remain in place.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during the press conference
to announce the anti-covid rules that will regulate Christmas holidays,
in Rome, Italy, 18 December 2020.
IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPA
image captionPrime Minister Giuseppe Conte said it was "not an easy
decision"
Slightly looser curbs will be in place from 28 to 30 December and on 4
January. On these days, people will be free to leave their houses but
bars and restaurants will remain closed.
Mr Conte said the rules were designed to "allow the minimum
socialisation that is suitable for this period".
He said police would not be sent into people's homes to check the rules
were being observed, but urged Italians to act responsibly.
What is happening elsewhere in Europe?
A number of European countries have been tightening restrictions ahead
of Christmas following a surge of infections.
The Netherlands and Germany have imposed lockdowns until January. In
Germany, Christmas will see a slight easing, with one household allowed
to host up to four close family members.
In Austria, the government said on Friday the country would enter its
third lockdown after Christmas. From 26 December, non-essential shops
will be shut and movement outside homes restricted.
Sweden has recommended wearing face masks on public transport during the
rush hour, reversing its earlier guidance. It will also cut from the
current eight to four per table the number of people sitting together in
restaurants, and ban alcohol sales after 20:00.
media captionProf Joshua Weitz explains how Covid risks are calculated
Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic, who attended an EU summit with
Mr Macron last week, said he had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.
Several other European leaders who were also at the summit, including
the prime ministers of Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg, said
they would self-isolate.
In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "hoping to avoid"
another national lockdown in England but that Covid-19 cases had
increased "very much" in recent weeks.
Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown
Published13 hours ago
Share
Related Topics
Coronavirus pandemic
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a mural in Rome's Trastevere district
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES
image captionItaly has recorded the highest Covid death toll in Europe
Italy has ordered a nationwide lockdown over much of the Christmas and
New Year period in an effort to combat a rise in coronavirus cases.
The country will be under "red-zone" restrictions over the public
holidays, with non-essential shops, restaurants and bars closed, and
Italians only allowed to travel for work, health and emergency reasons.
Limited home visits will be allowed.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said it was "not an easy decision".
"Our experts were seriously worried that there would be a jump in cases
over Christmas... We therefore had to act," he said in a news conference.
Italy has recorded the highest Covid death toll in Europe, with close to
68,000 fatalities.
What is Europe doing about Covid and Christmas?
Tracking the global pandemic: Where has been hit hardest?
Did Macron break his own Covid rules?
Mr Conte said the launch of the vaccination drive later this month would
mark the beginning of "the end of this nightmare."
The announcement of the Christmas restrictions on Friday followed days
of wrangling in the governing coalition between those wanting a complete
lockdown and others seeking limited action to help struggling businesses
and allow families to meet.
Meanwhile in France, President Emmanuel Macron remains in self-isolation
in the official presidential residence at La Lanterne at Versailles
after testing positive for Covid-19. Mr Macron said he was suffering
from fatigue, headaches and a dry cough.
What are the rules?
The "red-zone" restrictions will be in place across Italy on 24 to 27
December, 31 December to 3 January, and 5 to 6 January.
During this period people "can leave the house only for reasons of work,
necessity and health," Mr Conte said.
But, he added, the rules will allow people to receive a maximum of two
guests, not including people under the age of 14, in their homes. A
curfew from 22:00 to 05:00 will remain in place.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during the press conference
to announce the anti-covid rules that will regulate Christmas holidays,
in Rome, Italy, 18 December 2020.
IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPA
image captionPrime Minister Giuseppe Conte said it was "not an easy
decision"
Slightly looser curbs will be in place from 28 to 30 December and on 4
January. On these days, people will be free to leave their houses but
bars and restaurants will remain closed.
Mr Conte said the rules were designed to "allow the minimum
socialisation that is suitable for this period".
He said police would not be sent into people's homes to check the rules
were being observed, but urged Italians to act responsibly.
What is happening elsewhere in Europe?
A number of European countries have been tightening restrictions ahead
of Christmas following a surge of infections.
The Netherlands and Germany have imposed lockdowns until January. In
Germany, Christmas will see a slight easing, with one household allowed
to host up to four close family members.
In Austria, the government said on Friday the country would enter its
third lockdown after Christmas. From 26 December, non-essential shops
will be shut and movement outside homes restricted.
Sweden has recommended wearing face masks on public transport during the
rush hour, reversing its earlier guidance. It will also cut from the
current eight to four per table the number of people sitting together in
restaurants, and ban alcohol sales after 20:00.
media captionProf Joshua Weitz explains how Covid risks are calculated
Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic, who attended an EU summit with
Mr Macron last week, said he had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.
Several other European leaders who were also at the summit, including
the prime ministers of Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg, said
they would self-isolate.
In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "hoping to avoid"
another national lockdown in England but that Covid-19 cases had
increased "very much" in recent weeks.
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Dec 19, 2020, 1:06:36 PM12/19/20
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the EU is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) finding out
at any given moment, including even while on-line, who among us are
unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order
to http://bit.ly/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12) for them to call their
doctor and self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this
pandemic even in the worst-case scenario of the "cluster-5 mink
mutations" (read more via Google) rendering current vaccines
ineffective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Cardiologist with an http://bit.ly/EternalMedicalLicense
2016 & upwards non-partisan candidate for U.S. President:
http://bit.ly/WonderfullyHungryPresident
and author of the 2PD-OMER Approach:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewCare
which is the only **healthy** cure for the U.S. healthcare crisis
Michael Ejercito
Dec 19, 2020, 2:06:58 PM12/19/20
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Michael
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Dec 19, 2020, 5:58:24 PM12/19/20
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MichaelE wrote:
> I am wonderfully hungry!
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, not only don't have
COVID-19 but are rapture (Luke 17:37) ready and pray (2 Chronicles
7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in Heaven continues to
give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so
that we'd have much more of His Help to always say/write that we're
"wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including especially caring to
http://bit.ly/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12 as shown by
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm117_ ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewToutsHunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory to
GOD, Who causes us to hunger (Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us
right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby removing the http://bit.ly/HeartVAT
from around the heart
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, not only don't have
COVID-19 but are rapture (Luke 17:37) ready and pray (2 Chronicles
7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in Heaven continues to
give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so
that we'd have much more of His Help to always say/write that we're
"wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including especially caring to
http://bit.ly/ConvinceItForward (John 15:12 as shown by
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm117_ ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://bit.ly/HeartDocAndrewToutsHunger (Luke 6:21a) with all glory to
GOD, Who causes us to hunger (Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us
right now (Luke 6:21a) thereby removing the http://bit.ly/HeartVAT
from around the heart
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
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