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L’Italy will see the return of Yellow Zone from 26 April: there are many regions that will benefit from the reopening and the return of regional travel. What can be done in the Yellow Zone? The government has ordered a stop to the ban on travel, as well as reintroducing dinners for restaurants (but only outdoors). However, the curfew remains at 10pm.
The Regions that will pass into the Yellow Zone
Tomorrow April 26th is an almost completely official opening, in which 15 regions, according to the provisions of the ISS – Higher Institute of Health – will pass into the Yellow Zone. To fall into the category, Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto and the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano.
Who stays in the Orange or Red Zone
To stay in Red Zone from 26 April only Sardinia, while in the Orange Zone there will continue to be Basilicata, Calabria, Puglia, Sicily and Valle d’Aosta.
Regional movements in the Yellow Zone
Movements between regions return, free only in the case of the Yellow Zone: towards an Orange or Red Zone, on the other hand, you will have to rely on Green Certification. The latter was proposed and approved to prevent contagion. In the certification, you will have to certify that you have swabbed – with negative results – the vaccine or that you have had Covid.
Reopening of gyms and swimming pools
The possibility of do outdoor sports, especially for team or contact games from 26 April. The reopening date of the pools, on the other hand, has been set for May 15, while the gyms will be officially reopened on June 1st. For now, the prohibition to use the changing rooms.
Shops and shopping centers in the Yellow Zone
For shopping centers, the security measures followed to date remain active. There is no provision reopening on weekends, at least until May 15th. As for the shops, they will remain open in the Yellow Zone on weekdays, while they will be closed on days before holidays and holidays.
Hairdressers in the Yellow Zone
There is no stop for hairdressers in the Yellow Zone, who will therefore be able to continue to carry out their work and follow the anti-Covid regulations so far recommended by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
Reopening of museums, cinemas and theaters
Since April 26, it is now certain reopening of places of culture, such as museums, cinemas and theaters, an aspect on which the population has pressed a lot over the months. The shows they are therefore allowed in the Yellow Zone, but only outdoors. Indoors, however, gods will have to be established maximum occupancy limits to prevent contagion.
In presence in schools and universities
As for kindergartens, elementary and middle schools, students will be able to return in presence at 100%. On the other hand, the percentage of back to high school, set at 70%. The University students they will have the opportunity to sit exams or degree theses in person, but the government still advises caution and in any case preferring distance learning.
Rules for visiting friends or relatives
The DPCM indicates that, within the Yellow Zone, the possibility of visit friends or relatives between 5 and 22, but only once a day. According to the provisions, the ban will be completely removed from the June 16, where you can move freely and several times a day to visit friends and relatives.
Restaurants open for dinner, but outdoors
Among the big ones news of the Yellow Zone, the reopening of bars, restaurants, pubs and clubs for dinner. According to government regulations, however, dinner can only be consumed in the premises that have an outdoor area. As for lunch, however, you can also eat indoors. They were not foreseen time limitations for hotels or accommodation facilities which have a restaurant.
Congresses, fairs, spas and theme parks remain closed
The reopening of the spas and theme parks has been postponed: according to the new decree, they will continue to be closed until early July, date on which they could reopen to tourists. The same fate for fairs and congresses, as the reopening has for now been set for 1 July.
Curfew remains unchanged at 10pm
It seems to be now more than confirmed the curfew from 10pm to 5am: the government has shown no signs of abating. In any case, there are many parties that would like to propose an extension of the curfew, at least until 11pm. All that remains is to wait for further provisions to this effect, especially in anticipation of the summer season.
