While there is still a battle between the sides on the right name to hold the office of President of the Republic, one week after the first vote, another game is being played on the Covid-19 front.

The virus curve will presumably be downhill in a few days but in Parliament to date there are about 40 positives and quarantined isolates. In addition, there are the 58 regional delegates, out of all counts. This is why it becomes urgent to think of a security protocol, perhaps with Covid hotel for voters at risk or ad hoc seats, or by sending law enforcement home to ensure transparency, correctness of the vote in real time.

For the moment, the group leaders of the House have decided to investigate the possibility for the 1009 electors to enter Montecitorio to vote despite having a body temperature above 37.5 degrees, as long as they have a negative swab. It emerges from the meeting of the Group presidents in Montecitorio. President Fico, the group leader explained at the end, "underlined the constitutional and regulatory criticalities of non-attendance voting. And the limits given by health measures and by the legislation in force".

THE ISLANDS - Not only that: the first vote of the Quirinale in the Covid era also risks limiting the voters who come from the Islands, even if not infected. For them it is essential to get on airplanes or ships, to move and vote in Rome. However, vehicles on which the Super green pass is mandatory. The enhanced certification (which is obtained with the recall of the vaccine or with the second dose within 6 months or if recovered from the covid) is not required for voting from January 24th (it is only needed for the buvette and restaurant in Montecitorio). Hence the appeal to the Constitutional Court presented by 5 island parliamentarians - from Pino Cabras, deputy of Alternative, to Senator Pietro Lorefice of the M5s - who ask for the precautionary suspension of the obligation. An answer could come from the extraordinary council chamber of the Consulta convened on January 19.

"The appeal is the only way to have a short answer, without having to wait for the time of the ordinary courts - explains Cabras - But the question must be extended to all the 6.5 million Italians who live in the islands and on which the decree it has practical implications ". In Sicily 'testimonial' of the battle is the mayor of Messina, Cateno De Luca who since Sunday symbolically occupies the boarding of the ferries that connect the Strait, to ask for a change in the law. Matteo Salvini shares the protest, because "living on an island does not have to be a sentence. If you stay in Milan, take your car and move. If you stay in Cagliari or Palermo it is more complicated".