Phase 2 in Campania, only 50% of companies that can reopen are reopening: there are 12 thousand shops

Phase 2 in Campania, about 70 thousand companies and 12 thousand shops are reopening: 50% of the production sector that according to the latest Dpcm could reopen today. Of the 140.926 companies that can return to production from today, only a few have started phase 2.

There are no official figures yet, but estimates suggest a threshold below 50%. Retail businesses are also slow to reopen. Out of a total of 40 in Campania, Confcommercio reports, 10 to 12 have reopened, largely in the restaurant sector. The restrictions imposed and the costs of complying with national and regional regulations are discouraging many businesses. In the restaurant sector, even those that have reopened are seeing revenues down 20% compared to the beginning of 2020. This is also why Confcommercio convened a video conference with over 1.000 businesses this morning, and the discussions revealed the need to move up the reopening to May 11th for those sectors that were scheduled to reopen to retail on the 18th. This request will be formally forwarded to the President of the Region, emphasizing that, in this extremely delicate phase, a week could lead to the permanent closure of many businesses.

Among the Campania companies that are getting back on track is FCA in Pomigliano d'Arco. In recent days, maintenance workers had returned to work, and since this morning other blue overalls have been added, including testers. Whirlpool had restarted last Monday, after a training period on the use of protective devices and the assessment of the factory's suitability with respect to anti-Covid regulations.