Mayors consider curfews as easing of restrictions in Italy proving difficult to enforce
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Italy seems to have forgotten the pains and traumas of the coronavirus pandemic. The nightlife over the weekend proved that the various regulations introduced in phase two are proving difficult to be enforced. The situation led to chaotic scenes, defined as unmanageable by many, so much so that some bars and pubs have decided to lower the shutters, by way of yield.
This has irked the mayors of many stricken cities who are also introducing curfews to be able to control the revellers,
The governor of Lombardy Attilio Fontana expressed his frustrations and said that he is ready to introduce “new restrictions, to prevent that the work done so far thanks to the majority of citizens is ruined by some unconscious people”.
In Verona the mayor also expressed his anger as the situation returned to the pre-Covid times. Federico Sboarina, said that the new ordinance, valid until June 2, allows alcohol only to be drunk while sitting at the tables. “The streets are littered with broken glass, plastic and waste” after the evening. Reports from merchants and residents have clogged the police and carabinieri switchboards, however many patrons have openly contested the police with “aggressive attitudes”.
In Perugia where the Municipality ordered the premises to close at 9 pm in the center and in the Fontivegge area. The ordinance applied from last and for all weekends and holidays until June 7th.
epa08440196 Night life in Turin, Italy, 23 May 2020. Italy is gradually easing lockdown measures implemented to stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco
epa08440174 Night life in Quadrilatero district, Turin, Italy, 23 May 2020. Italy is gradually easing lockdown measures implemented to stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19. EPA-EFE/Tino Romano
epa08440136 Police patrol as people enjoy an evening out in Trastevere district, Rome, Italy, 23 May 2020. Several countries around the world are easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in an effort to restart their economies and help people in their daily routines after the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI
epa08440183 Night life in Turin, Italy, 23 May 2020. Italy is gradually easing lockdown measures implemented to stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the COVID-19. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco
The Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese chooses the path of dialogue: “After a long time at home, the young people have lost what are the limits they have set themselves so far,” he admits. But he hopes that “the sense of responsibility” will return because “we must be more careful than ever”.
Another hot front in Sestri Levante: hundreds of young people from Tigullio and the Ligurian hinterland stormed the premises of the center. And the next day the mayor warned them: “Guys this is not the case. We have to do it together”, writes Valentina Ghio on Facebook, specifying that age does not count: “The rules and common sense must apply to everyone: the elderly, the young”.
