The corona numbers are also rising again in Italy.
The government is taking stricter measures.
Critics level serious allegations against the procedure.
The
second wave * of
the
coronavirus pandemic *
has
long since reached
Italy
.
The number of
new corona infections *
is as high as it was last in
March
.
On the one hand, the government is tightening the
measures
, on the other hand, there are easing.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Rome - As everywhere in Europe, the second Corona wave * is in full swing in Italy.
On Tuesday (October 13), the authorities reported
5,901
new cases that tested positive, according to the official Covid dashboard.
According to the Robert Koch Institute, there were 4,122 new cases in Germany that day.
The Italian government reacted on the one hand with stricter rules, but also relaxed the quarantine regulations.
Corona in Italy: Almost 6,000 new cases - government reacts
The Italian government has implemented new measures to counteract the Corona * infection.
A decree published on Tuesday states that
private celebrations in “indoor and outdoor locations” are prohibited
.
Post-ceremony celebrations, such as weddings and funerals, would have to be limited to
30 participants
.
Dance halls stayed closed.
In addition, the government recommends that around 60 million citizens avoid all dinners and other meetings with more than six guests from other households at home.
After the meeting of the country chiefs with Chancellor Angela Merkel *, the corona rules are to be significantly stricter again in Germany.
🔴 # COVID19 - La situazione in Italia al 13 ottobre: https: //t.co/8ciMmO9yfx pic.twitter.com/99N8vIPDy6
- Ministero della Salute (@MinisteroSalute) October 13, 2020
The change has met with strong criticism
from
right-wing opposition in
Italy and in social networks.
On Twitter, users used hashtags such as “#Stasi” and “#Orwell” to protest against what they consider to be too much interference in private life.
The critics drew comparisons to the spying practices of the former
GDR secret police Stasi
and to the novel "1984" by the author George Orwell about a surveillance state.
Some warned of a wave of ads among neighbors.
In Germany, the FDP politician Wolfgang Kubicki drew a similar comparison: He criticized the city of Essen.
Corona in Italy: Matteo Salvini criticizes the tightening of the rules
Opposition leader
Matteo Salvini
from the right-wing
Lega
criticized the possible consequences even before the publication.
"Are we going to get the police off the street and turn them into psycho-cops searching apartment buildings?" He wrote on Twitter.
Foreign Minister
Luigi Di Maio
asked especially young people for understanding with regard to the party ban at an appointment in Brussels.
"Above all, I ask young people for a maximum of responsibility, because young people can currently if they underestimate certain behavior, kill their parents and grandparents," the news agency Ansa quoted the five-star politician as saying.
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Despite rising numbers, Italy is reducing the
duration of the Corona * quarantine
and the isolation of infected people to
ten days
in the future
for many people affected
.
The Ministry of Health announced this on Monday evening in Rome.
The decision was preceded by intensive consultations between experts and politicians.
So far, the authorities in Italy had ordered
14 days
as a standard waiting time without external contacts
in many cases
.
The new instructions stipulate that people with a positive corona test who show no symptoms can move freely again after ten days of isolation and a negative test.
In a somewhat more severe form, this also applies to people who have moderate
Covid 19 symptoms
*.
They too are allowed out after ten days plus a negative test if they have been without symptoms for at least three days at the end of the isolation.
In the case of preventive home quarantine because someone was in close contact with an infected person, the duration of the withdrawal can also be reduced by a test, the ministry said.
The standard waiting time after contact is 14 days.
However, if the test is negative, it is reduced to 10 days at the end of the quarantine.
For more severe, longer Covid-19 diseases, different rules apply.
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