Most of Italy is set to see a
significant easing of its COVID-19 restrictions when the
reintroduction of moderate-risk yellow zones into the nation's
tiered system of coronavirus-prevention measures kicks in on
Monday.
At the moment regions are only classed as high-risk red zones or
medium-high-risk orange zones.
But 13 regions and two autonomous provinces are set to become
yellow zones where. among other things, restaurants will be able
to serve people at outdoor tables, rather than being limited to
takeaways and home deliveries, next week.
These are Abruzzo, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia
Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Molise, Marche, Piedmont,
Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto and the autonomous provinces of Bolzano
and Trento.
The government will classify the regions on the basis of figures
from the weekly monitoring report of the health ministry and the
Higher Health Institute that are being presented on Friday.
Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily, Puglia and Valle d'Aosta are
expected to be classed as orange zones, where restaurants and
bars can only do takeaways and home deliveries.
Sardinia, meanwhile, is expected to remain a red zone.
In red zones people need a good reason to be out and about and
all shops selling non-essential items are closed.
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