the jubilant party for Dubai
The jubilant (and numerous) group leaving for Dubai, with blue cars and a large following, as befits the most glittering occasions, was sadly forced to go back on their own path – ironically – precisely because of the containment measures of Covid , and just as he had left the Republic anxiously awaiting the return of his leaders (we immediately clarify that we are not referring to the Captains Regent, to whom our best wishes go), once the mission is over. Before leaving, however, the jubilant (and numerous) group had left a conspicuous gift: a new Covid decree, or rather, the San Marino green pass. That the health and pandemic situation is worsening in the Republic, despite the very high rate of vaccinations, is clear to everyone: therefore no one wants to even insinuate that new and significant precautionary measures should not be implemented. However, as has been argued several times, they must be: adequate, logical and, perhaps, they could have. Shared certainly are not. The government, once again, decided on a nocturnal (or evening) decree a few hours after the Bureau was held to plan the agenda for the next, yet another, Great and General Council: the Bureau obviously he could not foresee the analysis, by the Great and General Council, of the last decree, which had not yet been issued. This means that the decree will remain in effect until January without Parliament voting for it. Typical of this government: the bosses of the country decide on the lives of all of us, with measures that even question the right to representation of the people (even to enter the Great and General Council, the Green Pass will be needed) , and no one will be able to say anything for over a month, in spite of (representative) democracy! It goes without saying that none of the opposition (and, we believe, very few of the majority) can discuss this decree before its issuance. Decree that does not seem timely. After having dozed for a long time, in many other busy matters (read, the latest fuss about justice), the Government has passed from the den free all (a sort of tempting invitation to no-vax beyond borders to come to San Marino, a land of ancient and new freedom), to more restrictive measures than those of Italy. An example: in school, a complete ban on masks for students until yesterday, from now on a mask is always compulsory. At the restaurant from today, in addition to vaccination, the spacing of the tables will also be necessary, while until yesterday sparkling parties were organized. For months the infections have been free to spread undisturbed while the government was inert, today suddenly we pass that way. The government continues to chase events rather than prevent them, to act when the oxen have fled from the stables rather than seeking effective remedies to close them. And, in the meantime, it continues to have to plunder (or, worse, shut down) entire departments to cope with the consequences created by that inertia. The most worrying thing is that experience does not teach this government: the mistakes made in the previous pandemic phases and the inability to prepare in time, to prevent problems, which are always the same. On the adequacy and logic of the measures put in place, we defer to everyone’s appreciation, based on real data. Speaking of data: it is not time for the health facility to start indicating, each time, the numbers on infected, hospitalized, etc., distinguishing between unvaccinated, vaccinated for less than 5 months and vaccinated for more than 5 months, as it does the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy? We believe that they are essential information to be able to understand, for each of us, the effectiveness or otherwise of the public health measures that have been put in place and that, Decree after Decree, are exacerbated with the not too hidden thought that only the more and more extensive vaccination can reduce infections. In conclusion, we can only try, with our own limitations, to ask the political forces to be ready to ratify the availability of this important decree already in the December Council, so that our daily conditions which it contains for a significant share of citizens are evaluated and, if necessary, decided by their institutional representatives (not by the Government alone). Let’s see if there will be availability in this regard. Post Scriptum: in the Great and General Council it is possible to be all close and close for 12 hours a day, there are obviously no particular problems for the Government.
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