Chinanews.com, December 1st. According to the WeChat official account of "New European Overseas Chinese News" in Italy, recently, in Ribeira, Agrigento Province, Sicily, due to changes in epidemic prevention measures, a number of Chinese shops resumed operations , But was ordered by the local police to "mandatory closing."

The Chinese complained in anger, and the mayor of Ribeira apologized for the police's bureaucratic law enforcement.

  It is reported that on November 29, Sicily, Italy changed from an orange area to a yellow area. According to national regulations, all stores in the yellow area can be opened for business.

Several local Chinese shops resumed their business after hearing the news. They didn't want to, but the municipal police ordered them to "close the shop."

  The Chinese shopkeepers complained angrily and asked the local mayor to intervene and clarify.

The mayor of Ribeira said after learning about the incident: “I admit that when I read these documents, I was very surprised. We all know that today is the first day that Sicily turns into a yellow area, so all shops are allowed to open. We have already apologized to the Chinese shops that were forcibly closed, and I will visit them."

  Local Chinese businessmen also expressed their hope that similar situations will not happen again, especially during these difficult times when the epidemic has severely hit production and operations.

(Akai)