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11 March 2020A chorus of consents for the new measures launched by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and announced live this evening. Together with the consensus, however, the appeal launched to all Italians to respect the rules and stay at home is strong.

Zaia
"The coronavirus is the most terrible scourge that has ever happened to us, let's face reality. We can only do it if we are united together. The invitation to everyone is to respect the rules, and to stay at home". This is the appeal of the President of the Veneto Region, Luca Zaia, after the communications by Prime Minister Conte on even more stringent rules for all activities in the country. "It is a further sacrifice for our community that radically changes our lifestyle habits. But we must be aware that the health and future of Italians and Venetians is at stake".

Fountain
"Common sense has prevailed. Coronavirus can only be tackled with rigorous measures. I am sure that not only the Lombards, but all Italians, will positively evaluate this provision. With the awareness that today's sacrifices are necessary to start again stronger tomorrow ". This was stated by the president of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana.

De Luca
"The measures adopted by the government are necessary and acceptable. The sense of responsibility of every Italian citizen is necessary and decisive". So in a note the president of the Campania Region, Vincenzo De Luca. "Two observations. Decrees and ordinances are effective if there are those who strictly enforce them beyond the sense of responsibility of each individual citizen. It is absolutely necessary - he continues - an extraordinary clear and explicit commitment by all the Forces of the Order and also of the Armed Forces to ensure that decisions are concretely respected and to sanction violators in practice. Campania has a different position regarding home deliveries, which can be instruments for spreading contagion. No half measure. The cases of individual citizens they must be addressed by the social services and the social plans of the area ". "Well the appointment of Arcuri. Centralization and acceleration in medical supplies is indispensable", concludes De Luca.

Salvini
"As an Italian, as an opposition leader, as a father, I am satisfied because (finally) the government has listened to the cry for help from doctors, nurses, workers, entrepreneurs, mayors and governors, on the front line for weeks. For Italy and we are Italian. Always. " So the League secretary Matteo Salvini.

melons
"Here we are, the Prime Minister Conte has announced the measures we were waiting for. It is a day on which many of the things we have said in recent days have become reality." Giorgia Meloni says it live on Facebook. "Today - she adds - I am very happy, we have shown that our reasoning was perfectly sensible and now the prime minister announces that all unnecessary activities will be closed, as we asked". Now, Meloni continues, "the difficult moment begins for us, now is the moment in which we must demonstrate how much we are worth as a people, as a nation. Now is the moment in which we must decide if we really want to take care of the weakest of the most fragile. sacrifice that is asked is important, but now is the time to demonstrate the great nation that I know, we are. "

D'Inca
"The closure of all activities, except the indispensable ones, represents a need that can no longer be postponed to stop the spread of the virus. Great esteem for President Giuseppe Conte for courage and determination. Together we will do it". So the Minister for Relations with Parliament, Federico D'Incà.

Orlando
"We defend our community, we defend the most vulnerable people, we build the conditions to start again. Another effort, another sacrifice is necessary. For this reason, the appeal of President Conte must be accepted and the measures adopted tonight by the Government supported." The deputy secretary of the Democratic Party, Andrea Orlando, wrote on Twitter.

Lupi
'' The decision to close all commercial activities is a very tough decision, but it is what we Lombards in particular had asked of the Prime Minister. The experience of our region, the most dramatically affected by the health emergency, convinced us that drastic measures were needed. The government did well to take them. '' This was stated by Maurizio Lupi, president of the deputies of Noi with Italy.

Gelmini
"Finally Prime Minister Conte takes drastic measures for the whole country, as repeatedly asked by Forza Italia, the center-right, the Lombardy Region. Now we need responsibility from each of us, we change our habits for a few weeks, for the good of the whole community. And then immediately concrete help to the economy, businesses and families. At this delicate moment, social cohesion must be maintained and safeguarded. Italy is united and will make it this time too ". Mariastella Gelmini, leader of Forza Italia in the Chamber of Deputies, says this in a note.

Crimi
"Come on, Italian citizens. It's time for courage, sacrifice and commitment. It's time to be a community. Together we fight, together we win". So on Twitter the political leader of the M5S, Vito Crimi.

Renzi
"The government has launched new measures for the #CoronaVirus. Well, let's respect them all. And we are working to ensure that there are still no changes in the next few days: certainties are needed now. Now the priority is to give liquidity to families and businesses. We will all make it together. Long live Italy ". So Matteo Renzi in a tweet.

Fornaro
"The new restrictions announced by President Conte are a forced and balanced choice to reduce diffusion and defeat Covid 19. Citizen collaboration and unity between institutions is more than ever necessary to overcome this extraordinary challenge that we can and must win" . So the leader of Liberi and Equal to the Chamber, Federico Fornaro.