Old Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and former Head of Health Roberto Esperanza They are among the twenty persons investigated judicially by to manage At the start of the coronavirus pandemic in our country north of italywhich in February 2020 became the western focus of a virus that almost caused 188,000 dead in the country.
Bergamo Prosecutor’s Office (north) closed after three years of work, investigation Lombardy region to explain the reasons, and Bergamo province in particular has become the most affected by the pandemic in the whole country, and if there is some kind of political responsibility behind this tragedy.
In addition to Conte and Speranza, Attilio Fontana, President of the Lombardy Region; Silvio Brusaferro, head of the Institute of Higher Health; According to local media, Angelo Borrelli, then head of Civil Protection, among other prominent figures.
Five Star Leader
“I am getting news about the investigation in Bergamo from press agencies. “I immediately anticipate my maximum availability and cooperation with Justice,” Conte said after learning of the initial results of the investigation.
Currently the former head of the executive, Five Star Movement (M5S), “He was calm in front of the country and its Italian citizens, as he acted with the utmost commitment and a sense of full responsibility in one of the most difficult moments our Republic has been through”.
The Minister of Health at the time also stated that he had “full confidence in the judiciary”. “I have always thought that whoever has responsibility in the management of the pandemic should be held accountable. I am very calm and confident that I have always acted with discipline and dignity in the interests of the country. As always, I have full confidence.” , in judgment”, stated Speranza in a note.
Association, for its part, The relatives of the victims, who blamed the epidemic management in the presence of justice, were grateful for the decision of the Bergamo Prosecutor’s Office.
“The judges have identified definite responsibilities in managing the pandemic, which concerns the political and corporate sector. Despite the ‘omertá (silence) that this story has marked, we have always fought for our loved ones. This decision does not revert us. We honor their memory, not our loved ones,” they said.
Bergamo isolation
The investigation sought to explain why parts of Bergamo province were not isolated from the very beginning at the beginning of the epidemic, despite data confirming that the virus was already circulating on the streets and hospitals of municipalities.
It all started on February 21 cthen the first case of transmission was confirmed in the nearby Lombardy municipality of Codogno. A day later, the Government isolated eleven outbreaks, including ten towns in Lombardy in the province of Lodi and another in the Veneto (northeast).
However, those in Nembro and Alzano, where industrial concentration is high in Bergamo province and will not be isolated until March 8, are not on this list, and relatives of victims in both towns have circulated freely during these two weeks, making the situation critical.