Draghi effect on vaccinations, bookings are boom
Positive Italian students who returned to Italy from Malta
Covid-19, Salvini got vaccinated in Milan.
"I made my own free choice"
Protest in Turin against the green pass in Piazza Castello
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24 July 2021 After the announcement by Prime Minister Mario Draghi on the obligation of the Green pass and the words on the need to get vaccinated, bookings boom in the Regions: from Lazio to Piedmont, from Veneto to Lombardy. An increase between 15 and 200%, says Commissioner Figliuolo. Even though 4.8 million Italians over 50 have not yet been vaccinated. Meanwhile,
the new Covid decree that introduces the obligation of a Green pass from 6 August was published yesterday in the Official Gazette
and thus the new parameters for defining the risk areas came into force. From 6 August the obligation of the green certificate to access any type of indoor dining service, shows, events and sports competitions, museums, institutes and places of culture, swimming pools, gyms, wellness centers, fairs, festivals, conferences and congresses, spas, theme and amusement parks, cultural and recreational centers, gambling halls and casinos, public competitions.
"We recorded an increase in bookings ranging from 15% to 200% depending on the region. In Friuli Venezia Giulia we are at 6,000%" says Emergency Commissioner Francesco Figliuolo, underlining that the campaign travels 100% with over 500 thousand administrations per day. The government's choice therefore produced the desired effect: incentivizing vaccination and avoiding having to close a series of activities in the middle of summer due to the new
increase in infections due to the spread of the Delta variant
which, as confirmed by the latest monitoring, is now predominant in Italy. Getting vaccinated is equivalent to living - Figliuolo reiterates, quoting the words of Prime Minister Mario Draghi - but also to ensuring that other people can receive the care they need ".
And
the change of parameters, widely agreed with the Regions
also in the percentages, made it possible not to trigger the yellow zone for Lazio, Veneto, Sicily and Sardinia. Two circulars from the Ministry of Health will also arrive in the next few hours: one, provided for by the decree, will indicate the subjects who will be exempted from the use of the green pass, for example those who cannot get vaccinated for health reasons or have had an allergic reaction after the first dose. The second instead will solve the problem of Italians who have been vaccinated abroad and have not yet received the pass. "There is no reason for this situation to persist" explained the director of prevention Gianni Rezza. Now, however, the comparison, waiting for them to arrive next week
on the table the themes of school, transport and work,
once again move to discos, with the ministers of the League asking for a rethink, and above all on who should do the checks. The decree provides that "the owners or managers of the services and activities" for which the certificate is required "are required to verify that access to the aforementioned services takes place in compliance with the requirements".
The Regions are ready to do battle. "We cannot think - says the president of the Conference Massimiliano Fedriga - of putting on the shoulders of the bartender or restaurateur the burden of being a bodyguard, on this the State must be there".
But it's not just the booking boom.
The obligation of the green pass has pushed the no vax into the open: dozens of events throughout Italy have already been convened
for the next few hours via Facebook and Telegram against "the slavery passport and the obligation to vaccinate" and on Wednesday 28 a torchlight procession in Piazza del Popolo in Rome and in front of the town halls of all Italy of the 'Free Choice' committee found the sharing of the Northern League parliamentarians Alberto Bagnai and Claudio Borghi. The same leader of the Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, while reiterating that she will be vaccinated and not to be no vax, attacks Mario Draghi. "His words are terrifying. The green pass has become the new mantra to be imposed, the rest does not count . We are picking on our rule of law, this is not freedom ". At the moment, security sources point out,the demonstrations do not worry but it is clear that if there should be gatherings or situations at risk, action will be taken to restore safety conditions.
No vax events today in various Italian cities
Today at 5.30 pm over 80 Italian cities will see the 'No-vax' from all over the country take to the streets. From Aosta to Ragusa, from Lecce to Pordenone. An initiative launched via the internet that arrives a few days after the demonstration in Turin, where the "No Fear Day" gathered about two thousand people in Piazza Castello. Activists lash out against "the slavery passport, the vaccination obligation, the Covid scam, the dictatorship". Various associations from restaurateurs to wedding organizers also protest against the green certificate. "40% of the businesses nationwide have no outdoor areas and 18 million people are not yet vaccinated. There are 18 million customers who risk losing certain businesses,thus demand is reduced and there is a risk of losing a potential slice of customers worth 18 million people - says Lino Enrico Stoppani, president of Fipe Confcommercio, the Italian Federation of Public Businesses, analyzing the impact that the green pass could have on restaurants in the closed and the bars -. These are measures that create an economic impact, an organizational impact and assign collective individual responsibilities to the category and which I consider ineffective ".an organizational impact and assign collective individual responsibilities to the category and which I consider ineffective ".an organizational impact and assign collective individual responsibilities to the category and which I consider ineffective ".
The official Worldwide demonstration in Ostia, on the Roman coast, will begin at 3 pm, but other demonstrations have been held throughout Italy at 5.30 pm aimed precisely at challenging the measure which will come into force on August 6. Presidia are foreseen in many cities, from Rome to Genoa passing through Florence, Turin, Milan, Naples, Bologna, Padua, Cagliari, Bergamo, Catania, Palermo, Reggio Emilia, Biella, Parma, Pescara, Varese, Ostia, Pordenone, Ravenna, Forlì, Lodi and Como.
Salvini: "I am opposed to green certification"
I remain opposed to the "green pass and" I am happy that the so-called French model has not passed, which would have been much more restrictive. We have tried to limit the damage that would have resulted in the case of extensive application (in bars, on trains, in workplaces). We would have taken away civil rights from 30 million people. We will see in 15 days. "This was stated in an interview with Corriere della Sera by Lega secretary Matteo Salvini who, speaking of the words used by the premier at the press conference, said:" I was negatively surprised. But I don't want to comment on his words. "
And when asked if they heard after that statement, he replies: "No, I had heard it before the Council of Ministers and we had talked amiably on many issues. If he had any comments to make, he could tell me on the phone and not through a press conference". Then he adds: "The president made this choice in agreement with Hope. We would have acted differently - he says - Unlike the 5 Stars who threaten and then do nothing, if we have something to say we say it aloud but we do not put the balance is at risk "." We were the only ones to oppose in the Council of Ministers. We do not have the numbers to block the decision - he adds - We have filed our dissent and now we are waiting to see how the situation will evolve "."I am for the freedom of choice. As a vaccine, I don't want to impose anything on anyone. If many have decided to undergo the vaccination, I am happy for them. However, we are careful about the contraindications ", he stresses. While on the vaccination carried out yesterday he explains:" The vaccination was booked in time, you can't decide overnight ... ".