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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, speaking on Sunday 26 April, promised a partial resumption of activity from 4 May.
This date will be the start of the easing of the restrictive measures put in place by Italy to deal with the global Coronavirus pandemic.
As the European country most affected by the epidemic, with more than 300 deaths per day and almost 27,000 deaths in total, Italy’s figures are nevertheless starting to fall.
The start of this easing of restrictions will affect travel and economic activities. However, travel between regions remains banned and Italian schools will not reopen until September.
Gradual recovery of the country’s economy
Giuseppe Conte has provided a timetable for restarting the country’s economy, without which the damage would be “irreversible“.
“As of 4 May, we will reopen the entire manufacturing and construction sector as well as the wholesale trade for these sectors,” he said.
Italy is particularly penalised by the closure of the services sector. “It accounts for 66% of the country’s value added [indicators comparable to GDP], compared with 18% of industry,” according to Credit Agricole study.
Only companies deemed strategic for the country’s economic health will be allowed to reopen on 4 May. Productive and export-oriented industrial activities in particular, as these risk being cut off from international circuits viagra generika schweiz rezeptfrei.
Then, on 18 May, all retail businesses will be able to reopen, as well as museums, cultural venues, libraries, etc., which will be able to reopen.
The government is working to give “a clear temporary horizon to all economic operators“, for bars and restaurants, as well as tourist activities, which will open last.
But restrictions, particularly at the borders, will probably remain in place this summer and will continue to plague tourism, on which 9% of the transalpine economy depends.
Italy is already facing a heavy economic toll, as the employers’ organisation Svimez estimates the losses at 47 billion euros per month of containment.
No major changes have been made, however, to freedom of movement, which is currently restricted exclusively within the municipality to which it belongs and is linked solely to work and health requirements, which a citizen must confirm with a declaration on his or her honour.
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