Self-certifications, walks and sports in phase 2: what should happen from 4 May

Self-certification, yes or no? It is not clear whether from May 4th onwards, when phase 2 should start unless last-minute surprises, self-certification will still be necessary and if it will still be used for moving around the city, or – in case of easing of the restrictions for inter-municipal mobility – only for travel between the various municipalities, or for travel between one Region and another. There are various hypotheses to the study of the government in view of phase 2. May 4th will not be a “free everyone” at all, it is good to reiterate it.

It is very difficult, specifies a source of government heard by Adnkronos, that travel between regions will be allowed as early as May 4: interregional travel will probably only be allowed later. In any case, throughout the month of May it is highly probable that travel between regions will be allowed only for proven work needs, situations of need and health reasons, as is already the case today for all movements. But we still have to wait a few hours (or at least a few days) to know what decisions the executive will take.

From 4 May, according to increasingly insistent rumors, self-certification for daily activities and travel within the municipality where you live and perhaps not even for travel within regional borders may no longer be necessary. According to Corriere della Sera from 4 May there will be the freedom to travel within your region, without the obligation to complete the self-certification. If confirmed, it will be one of the most significant innovations of the decree that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is working on. If travel from one city to another will be allowed while staying in your region, it is assumed that it would also be possible to go to second homes, if you can do it without going beyond regional borders. Premier Conte is oriented to abolish self-certification, but there are those who insist on keeping it, even if it is milder.

On May 4th, a good part of the production activities could start again and people will be able to leave the house again, but if this is so, it will be necessary to be rigorous in respect of social distancing and in the prohibition of assembly and, above all, it will be necessary to be ready to identify any new outbreaks to isolate them by creating local “red zones”. No possibility of mass exodus therefore. Meanwhile, for April 25 and May 1, there are no trips or excursions: you can still go out only for shopping, health, work: the state police renews the invitation to all citizens to stay at home and to move only in cases provided for by the measures issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, bringing with it the required self-certification.

According to Courier service, from 4 May, walks will be allowed and it will no longer be mandatory to stay near your home. A maximum of two adults and children can go out. “Outdoor sports will be allowed even away from your own homes, as long as you are alone or keeping the safety distance of two meters,” write Monica Guerzoni and Fiorenza Sarzanini. You can run and ride a bike. Individual trainings will be allowed. If it is probable that there will be no more prohibitions for walks by the sea, in the countryside or in large open spaces, it is not said, however, that all public parks and gardens will be reopened at the same time, because the size of some of them are limited and do not allow avoid gatherings. Soon everything will be clearer, the details are filed.

On the mask front, the government’s original idea would have been to make them mandatory for everyone from May 4. The crux is to guarantee a sufficient number of pieces. You have to pass, calculate Republic, from 4 million – the current level – to 7 million per day. For this reason, every hour that passes the hypothesis of a simple “strong recommendation” to the use of masks takes on more force, without mandatory obligations.

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