The government is concerned that the nightlife, in full swing during the “Ferragosto”, does not contribute to the explosion of the contamination, as in Spain.
Italy has announced on Sunday the closure of nightclubs and made the mask-wearing compulsory in the evening in public places, to control the rebound of the pandemic of sars coronavirus. The minister of Health Roberto Speranza has signed a decree taking effect on Monday, which ordered the wearing of the mask between 18 hours and 6 hours in public places where occurs the “training groups”. The decree suspends also the open-air discos and nightclubs.
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While the threat of a resumption of the epidemic becomes clearer in several countries in Europe, and that Spain closes its nightclubs, an Italy still relatively untouched tent, in his own way, to stem the resurgence of summer in full – “Ferragosto”, the sacrosanct weekend of August 15.
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Covid-19 requires, for the traditional midnight swimming and bonfires on the beach have been banned this year. An arm of iron against government and regions around the thorny issue of the discos, normally crowded at this time. The government is concerned that the nightlife, in full swing during the “Ferragosto”, does not contribute to the explosion of the contamination, as in Spain.
Politically sensitive
In Italy, the issue is politically sensitive, as close to the nightclubs in the heart of the summer holidays is particularly unpopular. The discos closed place have never been allowed to reopen, much to the chagrin of an industry that employs 50 000 people for 3000 places, according to the union of the managers of the night clubs (Silb).
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But the boxes in the open air could they function again, at the discretion of the mayors and governors of regions. The Italian press noted this weekend on this “diy”. “The contagion is on the rise, but we dance”, issued a stinging rebuke to the Corriere Della sera, particularly critical of Sardinia, where bars and clubs have become “happy machines contagious”.
