From today, the bars in Milan and Lombardy will be able to remain open even after 6pm. To avoid gatherings, the bar service will have to be managed only at the table by the staff and not directly at the counter. " The bars and / or pubs that provide for the assisted administration of food and drinks - reads the Region's website - are not subject to restrictions and therefore can remain open as provided for restaurants, provided that the maximum number of seats is respected expected from the exercise. "
Following the closure of all schools in Emilia Romagna, a solidarity initiative was born in favor of the most needy. The municipal administration of Cesena has destined the foodstuffs present in school pantries to the most needy and to families who live in a situation of poverty . "As this is an extraordinary event - comments the mayor Enzo Lattuca - it was not possible to manage the food supplies and therefore in the pantries and refrigerators of the kitchens of the schools there are currently perishable products such as meat and cheeses expiring , for example. rightly all the stocks were delivered to Caritas of Cesena and to the social housing managed by Asp Cesena Valle Savio thus avoiding food waste ".
The Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology has ordered the temporary closure of all the catacombs open to the public starting today. A decision arrived "for reasons related to the contingent situation of health concern, as a preventive and precautionary measure" and because of the "particular shape and nature of the catacombs, with high concentration of humidity, limited ventilation and confined spaces". The catacombs open to the public are located in Rome, Lazio, Campania, Sicily, Tuscany and Sardinia
Today Ash Wednesday begins Lent which remains virtual. In fact, the churches in the North were empty and even the Pope's audience in St. Peter's Square today saw fewer presences . In Liguria masses and catechism are transmitted online . In Emilia-Romagna , in fact, almost all dioceses have organized live television or streaming of masses, trying to avoid crowded situations. The invitation to the faithful is to live moments of prayer in their own homes, with subsidies in pdf format, downloadable from the web. In the dioceses of Modena, for example, and Carpi, a 'gospel clip' with the comment of the readings of the day was developed, and a file was also sent via email to Piacenza, while in Bologna, after the mass at the cathedral closed, at 9 pm the archbishop Matteo Zuppi will go to the sanctuary of San Luca from which he will lead a moment of prayer for the families, connected remotely. And for the imposition of ashes, there are parish priests who have activated themselves to do so on request or in groups. "Nothing prevents - explains the diocese of Bologna - that a table with blessed ashes be kept in church and, to those who present themselves individually or in small groups, they can be imposed, using some of the prayers foreseen for the liturgy of the day". For Sunday then, we'll see. The Patriarch of Venice Francesco Moraglia asked the parishes of the Diocese to ring the bells at the time of the beginning of Lent, despite the stop of religious services.