According to the circular published by the Italian Government on Tuesday, the departure of children to the streets will be considered "physical activity" from now on and not "an outdoor sport". Because of this difference, the confinement conditions for children will relax a little, although it will not be possible to go out on the street yet.

Thanks to the new modification, children will be able to go out in the street with one of their parents, but always in the vicinity of home. However, according to the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the conditions of confinement are the same as before and children will also have to respect them on the street.

However, the decision has not been to everyone’s liking. For example, the Lombardy councilor, Giulio Galera, said that this is not the time to "lower the guard" and that the circular of the Ministry of the Interior can have a "devastating psychological effect".

With this decision, the Italian State joins the list of European countries that follow the recommendations of the International Health Organisation for children. These include Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Austria or Belgium, among others. In all of them, children have the possibility to go out on the streets every day, respecting the general containment measures.

More and more voices in the Spanish State.

This week the president of Aragon has asked Pedro Sánchez to authorize the departure of children in the open air. And on Tuesday, the Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, has made the request along the same lines. The collection of signatures initiated by sociologist Heike Freire has gathered over 36,000 support firms. For the time being, the answer from the Spanish Government has been no, and the only exceptions are the cases in which the baby cannot be left to go to the supermarket and children with autism and autism spectrum.