Covid-19, on masks and no-vax what the government has decided

There “free all” linewith which the government of President Giorgia Meloni intends to address the management of the Covid-19 pandemic has alerted some regions. Campania And Lombardy they immediately arranged new ones local ordinances for extend the obligation to wear masks in hospitals and in other health facilities, which the government had announced it wanted to cancel. A decisive action, able to make the government take a lightning step back and announce the extension, at national level, one day before the expiry of the ordinancescheduled for November 1st.

All the measures against Covid-19 that the government wants to cancel

From the compulsory mask in hospitals to the compulsory vaccination for healthcare personnel. The new executive is aiming for a “free all” policy and is ready to suspend the fines against no-vaxes as well

What Campania and Lombardy have

There Campania by Vincenzo De Luca reacted first, with an ad hoc order issued on the morning of October 31st. According to De Luca “the persistence of non-marginal levels of contagion requires caution, especially with respect to patients and vulnerable groups in hospitals and RsaHe said in a statement reported by Fanpage. The ordinance has the obligation to wear a mask for personnel was extended until 30 November 2022to employees, users and visitors of all health facilities, under penalty of fines ranging from 500 to 5 thousand euros.

Immediately afterwards the Lombardy, where the Councilor for Welfare of the Region, Letizia Moratti, issued a twin order to that bell. Also in this case, the region has decided to extend the obligation of masks in health facilities for another month. Decision praised by the president of the Gimbe Foundation, Nino Cartabellotta, with a tweet in which he argues that health must not have a political color.

The government’s anti-Covid measures

The council of ministers, also following these local actions, has therefore decided to extend the obligation to wear masks until 31 December in hospitals and other health care facilities. While on the vaccine front, the government has chosen to cancel the vaccination obligation for health personnel as of November 1st, while the ordinance would have lapsed only on December 31st. The approval of this provision will therefore lead to the reintegration of all health personnel, suspended for not having fulfilled the obligation previously. Still no decision, however, regarding the suspension or cancellation of all the fines made to the over 50 no-vax who have circumvented the vaccination obligation.