Starting December 10th, the European Union is a "red zone". This was established by the Dpcm of last December 3 which, in addition to regulate travel on the Italian territory, specified how those returning from abroad for the Christmas holidays should behave. Anyone wishing to spend their holidays abroad can therefore do so (in countries where Italians are admitted) but, upon returning, they will have to follow strict rules. With the European Union "red zone", in fact, everything becomes even more complicated.
European Union red zone: what happens from 10 to 20 December
The rules mainly concern workers who return from abroad to spend their holidays with their families. The European Union is in the red zone until December 20, but the rules become even stricter after December 21. This means that anyone who wants to leave a country in the Schenghen area to land in our country must show a swab with negative result, carried out no more than 48 hours before. In case he doesn't, he will have to observe one quarantine of 14 days.
There are therefore two possibilities: you undergo a swab (quick or classic) in the European country where you are, and you only start if Covid-19 is not detected, or you self-report at the local health authority of your municipality. Italian and remains in fiduciary solitary confinement for two weeks. A small change from what happened previously. Before December 10, in fact, returning Italians could undergo the swab at a public or private facility on Italian soil.
The countries concerned, and therefore those declared "red zone", are:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Czech Republic
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Hungary
- Britain
- Northern Ireland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- Andorra
- Principality of Monaco
Christmas holidays away from home: the rules for returning home
The Christmas holidays will also change. First of all, ski lovers will not be able to treat themselves to their traditional white week: the lifts will be closed until 7 January to non-professionals. Likewise, the Government imposed it stop on cruises from December 21st to January 6th. However, the most "stringent" rule concerns movements between regions: from 21 December to 6 January you cannot leave your region of residence, unless the reasons are essential (health, work, necessity). No Christmas in second homes, then.
And no Christmas with relatives who live in a region other than their own. Instead, it is possible to move within your own region (if yellow), but not on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Who chooses to do the New Year's Eve in the hotel, can do it but only with room service: no dinner at the restaurant and no party, therefore. Going abroad for the holidays is possible, if you are in a yellow region. However, it is necessary to choose a country that is open to Italian tourism and to follow the provisions upon return: those who return, from 21 December to 6 January, must undergo a 14-day quarantine.
