Italy abolishes mandatory exterior chinstrap – News

From this Monday, Italy will abolish the compulsory use of outdoor chin straps throughout the country after more than eight months, while it hopes to achieve collective immunity by the end of September, however with requests for “caution” in the face of the advance of the so-called Delta variant of the coronavirus.

With all the country classified as “white zone” or at low risk, the use of the chinstrap outdoors is no longer compulsory today in the 20 Italian regions, unless there are crowds or situations in which it is not possible to maintain a social distance, according to the latest government provision.

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The use of a mandatory chin strap was decreed in early October 2020, in the midst of the second wave of coronavirus that hit the country.

The new measure is one of the last flexibilities in the progressive plan established by the Italian government at the end of March, by which bars and restaurants are already operational and which, in the face of the looming tourist season, is even preparing to allow nightclubs.

“That the Italians are responsible, caution is required,” nevertheless insisted the head of the vaccination campaign, Francesco Figliuolo, in statements reproduced by the newspaper. The Republic.

According to the last update Monday morning on the site dedicated to the vaccination campaign, Italy has already vaccinated 17,787,354 people against the coronavirus, or 32.94% of the population over 12 years old.

Figliuolo added that, according to government calculations, “the collective immunity objective, which is equivalent to 80% of the 54 million people who can be vaccinated, will be reached by the end of September”.

Beyond eliminating the use of chin straps outdoors, protective devices will continue to be used indoors and in businesses.

Until, 127,002 people have died in Italy from the coronavirus, including 14 victims reported Sunday, according to data from the Ministry of Health.