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Covid, Spadafora: ‘Reopening of gyms and swimming pools by January’

The return of the fans to the stadiums “to be excluded” in January. The restart of all sport, starting from gyms and swimming pools, by the end of January. The Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora he was a guest at Agorà on Rai 3 and took stock of the upcoming challenges of the sports world. “On stadiums, my position is very clear, I know it’s also unpopular. I exclude that fans can return to the facilities in January. Everyone hopes to be able to resume but the Government has a priority scale The problem of having so many people going in the same direction, at the same time and on the same day means having to do a series of checks and start a machine that does not take priority over others, such as the school”

“Objective to reopen gyms and swimming pools by January”

Spadafora himself then added: “I think it is possible, albeit with some limitations, to reopen gyms, swimming pools and dance centers by the end of January”. Provided, however, to take into account the trend of infections: “But the opening at the end of January is an achievable goal. I would like to send out a signal of tranquility ”. The government is working on it side by side with the Technical-Scientific Committee: “Before the end of October we had prepared a very rigid protocol and given a substantial grant, not a few coins, to cover the expenses made to comply”. And he then announced a new decree for January on why we will surely be forced to keep business closed, but we are not abandoning anyone. The truth is that we have not yet emerged from the crisis and we will have to do it simultaneously with the diffusion of vaccines, by January “.

“Involving the world of sport on the vaccine”

An eye to the topic of the moment is inevitable: vaccinations. According to the minister, in view of the Olympics: “The whole world of sport must be involved in the operation. He must be an example and can do so to prepare himself for this great competition. I am convinced that it must be involved from all points of view “.

“I will propose the decree on sport governance”

Among other things, Spadafora also said that will propose to the Council of Ministers the approval of the decree on the governance of sport, which had not been approved in the past few weeks. The minister was asked if he shares what was said by the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò, according to which Italy risks sanctions at the Tokyo Olympics or even not being able to send athletes to compete with the tricolor: “It is believed that the Coni, and also the IOC thinks it does not have that functional autonomy and independence that all Olympic committees must have. This is partly true. But we had found the solution with a decree on governance in the world of sport. We took it to the council of ministers, but the political forces felt they didn’t have to approve it. Today I will propose that decree again and we will see if this time a convergence will be found “.

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