Restaurants, “rules 4 people at the table only in the yellow zone”

The rules on the limit of four people at the table in restaurants should only be applied in the yellow zone while in the white zone this indication would be exceeded. According to what has been learned, this is the interpretation of the legislative office of the Ministry of Regional Affairs. Minister Mariastella Gelmini on the subject would have already heard the president of the Conference of Regions Massimiliano Fedriga. According to the Regions, which have an ongoing dialogue with the government on the subject, that of only 4 people at the table even in restaurants in the white areas is too restrictive an interpretation. However, the Ministry of Health confirmed the limited number of diners this morning, referring to the Dpcm of last March 2, recalled by the decree law of April 22 and in the premise of the ‘Guidelines for the resumption of economic and social activities’ of May 28. “In catering services activities, table consumption is allowed for a maximum of 4 people per table, unless they are all living together”, it was clarified. indoors in the yellow zone. The main novelties include the possibility of lunch and dinner not only outdoors but also ‘indoors’ in restaurants and consumption at the counter in bars. now Sardinia, Friuli and Molise) where it is no longer necessary to return home within a certain time. In the range where the anti-covid rules are the lightest, however, the obligation remains to maintain the distance, to wear the mask outdoors and indoors and gatherings are prohibited.