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Italy becomes a Red Area on pre-holidays and public holidays, from December 24 to January 6, 2021
Currently Basilicata, Calabria, Lombardy and Piedmont have been included in the yellow area, and Abruzzo in the orange
Viral circulation is still high, as well as the incidence of cases, namely 570 every one hundred thousand inhabitants. It is necessary to maintain a cautious behaviour, also in view of the upcoming holidays
The restrictive measures for the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Lombardy and Piedmont are reiterated. Campania, Tuscany, Aosta Valley and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano are now included in the orange area. Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Marche, Apulia and Umbria are now included into the yellow area
During the Christmas holidays, any movement between Regions and Autonomous Provinces will be forbidden, as well as on December 25 and 26, and January 1st. Moving between different Municipalities will also be forbidden. The curfew from 10 pm to 5 am is confirmed, with an extension until 7 am for New Year's Eve. Until January 6, shops will stay open until 9 pm.
The speed of transmission of the epidemic in Italy is slowing down but it is necessary to maintain the radical reduction in physical interactions between people, together with other prevention measures
Increase in hospitalizations in general as well as hospitalizations in intensive care. Although Rt drops to 1.2, the incidence exceeds 730 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants
