The Italian government has announced that it will ban movement between regions for more than two weeks from the end of this month as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus, and hopes to prevent the infection from spreading again in the wake of Christmas holidays.
In Italy, 993 new people were confirmed dead after being infected with the new coronavirus on the 3rd, and the situation continues to be serious, with the highest number ever.
At a press conference on the night of the 3rd, Prime Minister Conté announced that he would ban movement between states and other regions throughout the country from December 21st to 6th next month as an infection control measure, except for work and health reasons.
Furthermore, in principle, movement between local governments is prohibited for the two days from Christmas on December 25th and for the first day of the New Year next month.
"It will take some time to get out of the pandemic, and we have to avoid the'third wave'that will come in January at the earliest," said Conte. He expressed his desire to prevent it from expanding.
In addition, the restrictions on going out at night throughout the country and the restrictions on going out during the day in the areas with the most severe infections, which have been enforced since November 6, will continue in the future.
In Europe, there are moves to loosen some regulations in line with Christmas, saying that the strict restrictions on going out introduced in the fall have been effective, but in contrast, the Italian government has taken strict measures.