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How the anti Covid measures will be relaxed from April

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How the anti Covid measures will be relaxed from April

The council of ministers unanimously approved the roadmap to ease the anti Covid measures starting from April, with the end of the state of emergency. All the news

The council of ministers unanimously approved the roadmap to ease the anti Covid measures starting from April, with the end of the state of emergency.

Here is a summary of the news:

  • Stop the Super Green pass obligation in the workplace for over 50s;
  • The green certificate will no longer be required on metro, trams and buses;
  • From 1 May the obligation to show the Green pass and to keep the masks indoors ends;
  • The quarantine obligation lapses after contact with a positive;
  • The capacity of the stadiums returns to 100%;
  • Vaccination obligation extended until the end of the year only for health and RSA personnel.

HERE IS THE INTEGRAL COMMUNICATION OF PALAZZO CHIGI:

COVID-19, OVERCOMING THE EMERGENTIAL PHASE

Urgent measures to overcome the measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, as a consequence of the cessation of the state of emergency (decree-law)

The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the President Mario Draghi, the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, the Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini and the Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi, approved a decree-law that introduces urgent provisions for overcoming the contrast to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, as a consequence of the cessation of the state of emergency.

The provision establishes:

  1. Obligation to wear masks : the obligation to wear ffp2 masks is reiterated until 30 April in indoor environments such as means of transport and places where shows open to the public are held. In the workplace, on the other hand, it will be sufficient to wear respiratory protection devices;
  2. end of the system of colored zones ;
  3. sports facilities capacity : return to 100% outdoors and indoors from 1 April ;
  4. protocols and guidelines : any protocols and guidelines will be adopted by order of the Minister of Health.

The Covid-19 state of emergency will end on March 31.
The path for the gradual return to the ordinary involves some steps

  • end of the system of colored zones
  • gradual overcoming of the green pass
  • elimination of precautionary quarantines

Access to the workplace

From 1 April it will be possible for everyone, including over 50s, to access workplaces with the Green Pass Base for which the obligation has been eliminated from 1 May

Until 31 December 2022 the vaccination obligation remains with the suspension from work for health professionals and workers in hospitals and nursing homes; until the same date, the green pass remains for visitors to nursing homes, hospices and hospital wards (today 2Gplus).

School

As regards the school, the decree provides for new measures regarding the management of positive cases:

Kindergartens – Early childhood education services
In the presence of at least four cases among the pupils in the same section / class group, the activities continue in the presence and teachers, educators and children over the age of six use the FFP2 masks for ten days from the last contact with a positive subject.
In the event of symptoms and, if still symptomatic, on the fifth day following the last contact, a rapid or molecular antigen test or a self-administered antigen test should be performed. In the latter case, the negative result of the test is certified with self-certification.

Primary, lower secondary, upper secondary and vocational education and training systems
In the presence of at least four cases of positivity among the pupils, the activities continue in the presence and for the teachers and for pupils who are over six years of age, the use of FFP2 masks is foreseen for ten days from the last contact with a positive subject.
In the event of symptoms and, if still symptomatic, on the fifth day following the last contact, a rapid or molecular antigen test or a self-administered antigen test should be performed. In the latter case, the negative result of the test is certified with self-certification.

Isolation
Pupils in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools and the vocational education and training system, in isolation due to Covid infection, can follow school activities in the integrated digital teaching method accompanied by specific medical certification attesting the health conditions of the pupil. Readmission to class is subject to the sole demonstration of having carried out a rapid or molecular antigen test with negative result.

Covid staff
The emergency staff is extended until the end of the lessons and in any case no later than June 15, 2022. An additional 204 million is available for the extension, in addition to the sums already allocated.

Emergency structures

The decree also establishes

  • Head of Civil Protection : cessation of emergency powers and attribution of powers to manage the return to normalcy
  • Extraordinary Commissioner for the implementation and coordination of the containment and contrast measures of the epidemiological emergency COVID-19 : a Unit has been set up for the completion of the vaccination campaign and for the adoption of other measures to combat the pandemic, which will coordinate with the Ministry of Health. From 1 January 2023 the Ministry of Health takes over the functions

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/come-saranno-allentate-le-misure-anti-covid-da-aprile/ on Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:06:57 +0000.