Stop skiing in extremis: it does not open until March 5th. The wrath of the operators

Cursed English variant of Covid. It is she who stops the reopening of skiing in exstremis from today, February 15 and postpones it to March 5, or rather the natural expiration of the Dpcm.

The ski does not restart

Concern about the various mutations of the virus that are already circulating in Italy and that risk causing a new epidemic, have convinced the Minister of Health Speranza to welcome the cry of alarm of the Cts who asked not to allow the ski resorts to restart.

The anger of the mountain workers

The news itself and the slightest warning provokes the wrath of the operators, ready to welcome tourists so as not to declare the season completely lost. And it furious the regions of the north such as Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Friuli and the mayors of the mountain municipalities, who speak of “amazement and bewilderment”. The government has promised immediate relief, but the criticisms are transversal.

Ricciardi: “Skiing not compatible with fighting the pandemic”

But the advisor to the Minister of Health, Walter Ricciardi, was clear: «At this moment, the activities involving gatherings are not compatible with the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy and the plants to be included in these activities. They should not be reopened. Let’s not forget – he underlined – that the English variant arrived in Europe just passing through the ski lifts in Switzerland ».

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