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Cts: no to evening reopening of restaurants, it would change the effectiveness of the measures

2021-02-05T16:13:17.343Z


For experts, every evaluation is up to the political decision maker. The different types of public establishments must also be considered (ANSA)


"There is no go-ahead from the Technical Scientific Committee for the reopening of the catering in the areas and at the times that currently provide for its closure. In the minutes of the CTS meeting of 26 January 2021, some considerations on the strengthening of the measures are indicated restrictive, adapting them to the structural characteristics of the premises and to the type of service rendered ".

The Cts specifies.



 "A remodeling of the packages of measures could change the effectiveness in mitigating the risk".

This is what the Technical Scientific Committee replied to the request received from the Ministry of Economic Development on the 'reopening of public establishments'.

"With regard to the provision of remodeling of the measures envisaged in the various risk bands", underline the experts in the opinion, "please refer to the assessments of the political decision maker".

In any case, always with regard to risks, "the different types of public establishments should be considered, distinguishing" between restaurants and bars. 



The Mise document with which it was proposed the adoption of measures aimed "at favoring the resumption of activities in the sector of public establishments, in particular bars and restaurants", was analyzed by the CTS in the meeting of 26 January.

And the scientists, already in the introduction, recall that the current epidemiological situation, "while showing a slight decrease in the incidence in the country, still shows a moderate / high risk with a high impact on welfare services in most regions and autonomous provinces" .

And they underline how the catering sector "has some critical issues related to the obvious lack of use" of masks, with "potential increased risk in the presence of asymptomatic subjects".



Not only that, there are two other factors that require "other elements of caution" in the choices to be made "before adopting further relaxation of containment measures".

The first is the resumption of schools in the presence, for which it will be necessary to wait at least 14 days to assess the impact;

the second is related "to the trend in Europe of the pandemic, which remains at high circulation levels, recording, among other things, a possible greater transmissibility" due to the variants of the virus.

For this reason, according to the scientists, "regarding the provision of remodeling of the measures envisaged in the various risk bands, specifically for the catering sector in the yellow and orange zone, we refer to the evaluations of the political decision maker, pointing out however that an overall remodeling some packages of measures could modify the effectiveness in mitigating the risk.



"Restaurants open in the evening in the yellow zone and at lunch in the orange zone: the favorable opinion of the Scientific Technical Committee has finally arrived and we hope that we can leave as soon as possible". announces the president of the Liguria Region and vice president of the Conference of Regions Giovanni Toti this afternoon via fb. "We had asked this several times in the Conference of Regions and we are satisfied.

We therefore hope that the go-ahead will also arrive immediately from the Government because allowing our activities to work safely must be, together with the fight against the virus, an absolute priority for the country.



"" I have been supporting this for many months, I believe that restaurants can be reopened, in the yellow zone, in safety and with strict controls until 10 pm ": so said the Deputy Minister of Health Pierpaolo Sileri interviewed by Radio Popolare." Surely for the Yellow areas - he added - I believe that the address will be to keep restaurants open in the evening ". 

Source: ansa

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