Garrison's Measures

From the U.S. Army Garrison Italy Facebook Page:

“Below is an excerpt from Article 2 of the Decree of the Italian Prime Minister.”

These are urgent measures to contain the COVID-19 contagion in the regions of Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, and provinces of Pesaro, Urbino, Savona, Bergamo, Lodi, Piacenza, and Cremona.

Namely, cafe and bar patrons cannot drink their coffees at the counter. They are able to sit down and drink their coffee with at least one meter of distance between one another.

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a) Suspension of sporting events and competitions of all types and disciplines, both in public or private places, until Mar. 8. These kinds of events and competitions, as well as training sessions, are allowed if taking place within closed-door sports facilities, in municipalities other than those listed on article 1 and annex 1 of this decree. Sports fans and supporters resident in the aforementioned regions and provinces (annexes 2 and 3) are forbidden from traveling to and participating in sporting events and competitions that take place in the other parts of the national territory.

b) Skiing activities are allowed, on condition that the operators of the ski areas provide for the limitation of access to the closed transport systems (funiculars, cable cars, gondolas, etc.), ensuring the presence of a maximum of people equal to one third of the capacity.

c) Suspension, until Mar. 8, of all organized events of a non-ordinary nature, both in public or private places, including those of a cultural, recreational, sporting and religious nature, even if held in closed places but open to the public, such as for example major events, cinemas, theaters, discos, and religious ceremonies.

d) The opening of places of worship is conditional on the adoption of organizational measures aimed at avoiding gatherings of people, taking into account the size and characteristics of the places, and must guarantee visitors the possibility of respecting the distance of at least one meter between one another.

e) Suspension, until Mar. 8, of the educational services for children referred to in article 2 of legislative decree # 65 dated April 13, 2017 and didactic activities in schools of all levels, as well as the frequency of school and higher education activities, including universities and institutions for advanced artistic, musical and dance training, professional courses, masters, courses for the healthcare professions and universities for the elderly, (with the exception of doctors in specialized training and trainees in the medical professions), in any case without prejudice to the possibility of carrying out distance learning activities.

f) Opening to the public of museums and other cultural institutes and places (referred to in article 101 of the code of cultural heritage and landscape and in Legislative Decree # 42 dated January 22, 2004) is permitted, provided that said institutes and places regulate the influx of people as to avoid gatherings of people, taking into account the size and characteristics of the premises open to the public, and ensuring that visitors can keep the distance of at least one meter between each other.

g) Suspension of public and private work competition procedures, with the exception of cases in which the evaluation of candidates is carried out exclusively on curricular basis and/or electronically. Competitions for healthcare personnel, including state and qualification exams the exercise of the profession of surgeon, and those for civil protection personnel are excluded from this measure, without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of the Minister for Public Administration Directive # 1 of Feb. 25.

h) Catering services, bars, cafés and pubs can remain open, provided that the service is carried out for seating patrons only (not at counter) and that - taking into account the size and characteristics of the premises - patrons are able to keep the distance of at least one meter between one another. 

i) Opening of commercial activities (other than those mentioned above at letter h) is subject to the condition of avoiding gatherings of people, taking into account the size and characteristics of the premises open to the public, and ensuring that people can keep the distance of at least one meter between each other.

j) Hospital health directorates must limit visitors’ access to hospitalization areas. 

k) Visitors' access to guests and non-autonomous people in nursing homes must be strictly limited.

l) Suspension of ordinary leave for healthcare personnel and healthcare technicians, as well as for personnel whose activities are necessary to manage the crisis units set up at the regional level.

m) Methods of remote connection for meetings must be preferred, with particular reference to meeting for healthcare structures, public utility services and coordination activated in the context of the COVID-19 emergency.

^ It’s important to know the official Government (US and Italian) measures put in place. I am not sure how to add a link from Facebook otherwise I would have.^