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PROTECTION OF NATIONAL
REPOT ON the couple had never met the local ic activities were allowed to open
patients in Lombardy nor Venice.
such as bookstores, infant clothing
HOW WE DEAL Since then, several cases were tivities.
stores and essential industrial ac-
WITH found in Italy, particularly north-
ern Italy area. Following this, on On 3 May 2020, the national lock-
COVID-19 February 28, an emergency status down finally being “revoked” and
was then declared in the Northern since 4 May 2020, Italy is in living
Italy region as a “red zone”. As an in the so-called “the second phase”
IN ITALY initial effort to contain the spread (living with the virus). Since then,
of COVID-19 in north Italian ar- economic activities have been re-
Italy was once among most ef- eas, on March 8, 2020, “a local vived, people activities are back to
lockdown” for selected cities and normal with several new normal-
fected country by the Covid-19 region in the Northern Italy was cy including the implementation
pandemic, but nowadays Italy implemented. of safety and healthy protocols in
has slowly and steadily flatten the daily lives. In this second period,
curve, control the spread of the vi- To further contain the spread of moving across cities and regions
rus and progressing well on deal- Covid-19 to other areas, includ- including family visits are allowed
ing with the virus. As of 1st July ing southern part of Italy, the Ital- without presenting any declaration
2020, Italy recorded 240.760 cases ian Government finally imposed forms, restaurants and retail activ-
of Covid-19, in which 15.255 peo- a “national lockdown” (restriction ities start to open, salons (barber-
ple are positive, 190.717 recovered of movement) on March 10, 2020). shop) and other stores start oper-
and 34.788 died. Under this condition, movements ating on May 18 2020, along with
of people are allowed only for very the opening of museums, libraries,
To deal with the Covid-19, Ital- essential purposes (emergency) in- bookstores and children’s clothing
ian government has implemented cluding buying essential needs, and store.
several policies, including region- health reasons. Citizen were also
al and national lock-down, imple- obliged to sign a “self-declaration” Starting from June 3, almost all
menting health and safety proto- for movement and the government economic activities have been re-
cols, and several other policies to were also impoisng fines (financial opened and outbound as well as
deal with the impact of Covid-19 and prison sentence) for those who inbound travel to and from Italy
in several aspect of lives: economy, break the rule. These policies were are gradually back to normal. The
tourism, trade and social life. also supported by respective local Italian government is always eval-
Covid-19 in Italy In Chronological government whish also deployed uating situation regularly for the
officials to enact the implementa- implementation of further policies.
tion of policies.
The COVID-19 case was first dis- While situation in Italy is getting
covered on February 20, 2020 in The national lockdown was im- positive, progressive and better day
Codogno, Lodi, Lombardy (North- posed until May 3, 2020. During by day, there are strong intentions
ern Italy). Then, a case was also the lockdown period, however, in the society to learn much from
found on February 21 in the city stores that sell daily basic needs the Covid-19 pandemic, including
of Vo, Venice (the case is a local and pharmacy were remain open.. to prevent the reoccurrence pan-
transmission). These cases are con- demic in the future (second wave
sidered the beginning of the out- All relevant stakeholders were also of Covid-19 pandemic).
break in Italy, even though there monitoring those policies on reg-
is an isolated case of COVID-19 ular basis, evaluating progress it How the Indonesian Embassy re-
at end of January 2020 in Rome made to implement further poli- acts to the Covid-19 Pandemic?
where there were 2 Chinese tourist cies. This resulted, for example, in
couples whom positive Covid-19 the Italian government decision i Since the beginning of the pandem-
and later they were treated at the “to ease the lock down” on April ic, the Indonesian Embassy takes
Spallanzani Hospital in Rome. But 27, 2020, in which some econom- note the importance of measures to
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