Table A4.
Policy Intervention to contain the spread of the virus (behaviour, containment, mitigation).
| Categorisation | Date | Degree | Definition | What penalty/Amount of fine |
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| Policy Interventions to contain the spread of the virus (Behaviour, containment, mitigation) Dominance: free movement restriction |
22/01/20 | Minimal (1) | Surveillance system task force | |
| 30/01/20 | Minimal (1) | 30/01/20: Ban of Air traffic from and to China | ||
| 31/01/20 | Minimal (1) | Prime Minister Conte declare "State of Emergency for 6 months" | ||
| 21/02/20 | Medium (2) | 21/02/20: The Ministry of Health imposes mandatory quarantine isolation measures and active surveillance with fiduciary home permanence for people coming back from China, positive cases, close/traced contacts, symptomatic patients | ||
| 23/02/20 | Medium (2) | 23/02/20: Decree: • containment measures to be applied in affected areas of Lombardy and Veneto for positive cases, close/traced contacts, symptomatic patients |
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| 23/02/20 | Medium (2) | 23/02/20: Schools and Universities shut down in Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto | ||
| 25/02/20 | Medium (2) | 25/02/20: Decree: new containment measures • cultural, entertainment, tourism suspended in Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardia, Veneto, Liguria e Piemonte • health preventions for prisoners |
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| 01/03/20 | Significant (3) | 01/03/20: “Red zone” decree: • the Italian government lockdown some municipalities of Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna: free movement limitations, no possibility to overcome cities borders, only essential economic activities are open; • business and people activities limitations in Veneto, Emilia Romagna and the province of Pesaro-Urbino; • hygienic and quarantine recommendations for the whole country |
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| 04/03/20 | Medium (2) | 04/03/20: All Italian schools and University shut down until the 3rd April (extended at a later stage) | ||
| 08/03/20 | Significant (3) | 08/03/20: The Italian government extends the area of the "Red zone" decree to the Northern municipalities and the whole Lombardy. Business restrictions are extended to the whole country |
(1) going out without any reason- 206 Euro fine - 3 months jails; (2) false declaration- up to 2 years gaol; (3) willingness ot infect people (positive people)- life sentence | |
| 09/03/20 | Significant (3) | 09/03/20 Decree #iorestoacasa: • total shut down, free movement limitations, no possibility to overcome cities borders. • Restrictions for businesses (restaurants, bars, pubs, personal care, companies should incentivise home-working) |
(1) going out without any reason- 206 Euro fine - 3 months jails; (2) false declaration- up to 2 years gaol; (3) willingness ot infect people (positive people)- life sentence | |
| 11/03/20 | Significant (3) | 11/03/20: Decree: • Businesses are suspended Exclusions: essential activities (transports, financial and insurance) and good and service supply chain, granted in compliance with hygienic standard. Bars and restaurants can continue with delivery. |
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| 14/03/20 | Minimal (1) | Safety protocol in the workplace was signed between trade unions and trade associations- Security board for business and enterprises | ||
| 17/03/20 | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: external borders ban travel (but for the green leans) | |||
| 18/03/20 | Medium (2) | Extension of schools shut down | ||
| 20/03/20 | Medium (2) | Ministry of Health Act: access to public parks and gardens is prohibited. Physical activities outside can be carried 200 m home, respecting 1 metre distance from other individuals. | (1) going out without any reason- 206Euro penalty+ 3 months jails; (2) false declaration - up to 2 years gaol; (3) willingness ot infect people (positive people) life sentence | |
| 22/03/20 | Very Significant (4) | 22/03 Decree “Chiudi Italia: • People cannot overcome the municipalities borders with public/private transports. Exclusions: work, health (both urgent and to be proved); • Extension of the lockdown for non-essential production activities. Exclusions: supermarket, pharmacies, banking, postal, insurance and financial services will be carried on |
5–30 days closing business (forced)- introduced 24/03 | |
| 25/03/20 | Very Significant (4) | Extension of the “Cura Italia” decree to other economic businesses. For these businesses last productive activities can be accomplished within the 28 of March | (1) going out without any reason: 4000–3000 Euro; (2) business that break shut down measures: 5–30 days forced closing business; (3) positive people break the quarantine: 1–5 gaol | |
| 01/04/20 | Significant (3) | Decree that prologue the lockdown until the 13th of April | (1) going out without any reason: 4000–3000 Euro; (2) business that break shut down measures: 5–30 days forced closing business; (3) positive people break the quarantine: 1–5 gaol | |
| 10/04/20 | Significant (3) | 10/04/20 Decree: Lockdown prolonged until the 3rd of May | (1) going out without any reason: 4000–3000 Euro; (2) business that break shut down measures: 5–30 days forced closing business; (3) positive people break the quarantine: 1–5 gaol | |
| 31/03/20 | Minimal (1) | Ministry of Interior Act: children and young people (aged 0–18) can go out - sister/brother/family adult member that share the same house (ratio n:1 adult) | ||
| 10/04/20 | Minimal (1) | 10/04/20 Decree: • Re-openings of some businesses: book shops, stationery shop, children and newborn shops. |
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| 26/04/20 | Significant (3) | Prime Minister signed "Phase 2″ Decree- starting from the 4th May. It has three phases From the 4th May: 1) Parks reopening; 2) Free movement in the same region; 3) Free movement in different regions has to be justified by heath, work reasons; 3) Relatives visiting with personal protections; 4) sport activities is allowed at 2 m social distancing form others; 5) athletes training will be allowed for individual sports; 6) funeral ceremonies open air: 15 people maximum; 7) bar and restaurants take away; 8). re-start of activities: manufacturing, building companies, transportations respecting security and hygienic -new security guidelines From the 18th May: 1) Reopening of commercial activities, museums, libraries; 2) team sport activities allowed. From the 1st June: 1) bar, restaurant, gyms, personal care (hairdresser, barbers etc.) reopening The Ministry of health provides epidemiological threshold to Regions - specific areas can come back to lockdown above the threshold |
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| 30/04/20 | Significant (3) | Ministry of health act: phase 2 monitoring system, diagnostic assessment, contact tracing criteria, health system capacity assessment. For each criteria a threshold is set. Over the threshold the regions have to come back to lockdown. | ||
| 4/05/20 to 18/05/20 |
(replaced) |
Exit Strategy Step 1 (replaced) | ||
| 18/05/20 to 01/06/20 |
(replaced) |
Exit Strategy Step 2: 1) reopen of commercial activities, museums, libraries; 2) team sport activities allowed (replaced) |
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| 17/05/20 | Significant (3) | New “phase 2″ decree: • The reopening strategy is left to regions. The government can impose the lockdown if the epidemiological curve and the rate of transmission overcomes the threshold imposed by the Ministry of Health. • Protocols for religious gatherings, working place, security guidelines for workers, transports (public, aeroplane, cruise). • People must wear facemasks in closed public places and on public transport and social-distancing rules must be respected. • Schools remain closed until September |
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| 18/05/20 to 25/05/20 |
Medium (2) | National Guideline for re-openings (not mandatory): • 18 May: Hairdressers, barbers, beauty salons and beaches are reopening |
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| 25/05/20 to 03/06/20 | Minimal (2) | • 25 May: Swimming pools, gyms and other sports facilities | ||
| 03/06/20 to 15/06/20 | Minimal (1) | • 3 June: movements between regions | ||
| 15/06/20 | Minimal (1) | • 15 June: Theatres and cinema |