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01 December 2021 The mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, signed the ordinance this afternoon which introduces, starting from 10 on Saturday 4 December, until midnight on Friday 31 December, the obligation to wear a mask outdoors in shopping streets identified by the Police Headquarters and subjected to extraordinary control measures and in all places where interpersonal distancing cannot be guaranteed.
Children under the age of 6, people with disabilities and those engaged in sports activities continue to be excluded from this obligation.
"Maximum attention and respect for the rules to be free" is the principle underlying this ordinance according to Gualtieri. "The mask is a fundamental tool for the prevention of infections. This is why we have ordered it outdoors in the areas identified by the Police Headquarters and subjected to quota measures, but also in all the other shopping streets and meeting places where the high influx of people makes it necessary to always wear it to prevent the possibility of being in contact with other people without this protection. Thanks to the Prefecture, the Police Headquarters and the Local Police we will be able to implement effective control mechanisms. and to the Romans with their behavior to guarantee theapplication of this and other fundamental safety rules while protecting oneself and others. We will evaluate the effects of the ordinance and the trend of the contagion curve, and we are ready, if necessary, to strengthen the provision with a generalized obligation "
Here are the areas affected by the provision: from those in the area of the so-called Trident, in the historic center (via del Corso, via di Ripetta, via del Babuino, piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina, piazza del Parlamento, piazza San Silvestro, largo Chigi, largo Carlo Goldoni, piazza di Spagna, piazza del Popolo, via della Croce, via dei Condotti; via Borgognona and via Frattina) to others particularly interested in the flow of shopping such as via Cola di Rienzo, via Marcantonio Colonna, via Fabio Massimo, piazza Cola di Rienzo, via Ottaviano, viale Giulio Cesare, via Candia and viale Libia.
The Capitoline administration has also clarified that, also taking into account the ordinance of the Ministry of Health of 22 June 2021, the obligation to use the mask must be strictly applied in all areas where gatherings and crowding can occur (other shopping streets, meeting places, markets, Christmas markets, fairs of various kinds, exhibitions and any other event organized for the Christmas holidays outdoors) where, in agreement with the Prefect and the heads of the Police Forces, the checks.