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March 22, 2020

"From Monday or at the latest from Tuesday all Italian regions will have the masks that doctors, health workers, the sick and whatever else revolves around this drama will have. Starting from the following week, we expect to be able to give all Italians who need an individual protective device. " So 'the commissioner delegate Domenico Arcuri to In half an hour more. "Up to now 1 million masks have been distributed. Yesterday we distributed 3 million, in the next week we hope to be able to increase this budget - continues Arcuri -. We need 90 million masks a month. We have activated all the channels. We are talking of extraordinary numbers. "

100 Italian companies ready to produce them
"Tomorrow the new incentive of Cura Italia will start: we have made 50 million euros available to Italian companies that want to reconvert or start the production of individual production devices. Today we produce very few, but in a few days we have over 100 companies ready to go ". Arcuri then notes that "180 companies from the fashion chambers came together and created two supply chains to produce two million masks a day. The goal is to have a sufficient share of national production in a short time".

Today we will distribute 150 fans
"Today we will distribute 150 fans: in one day 30% of those who have been distributed so far. From next week we will distribute even more important quantities", the Commissioner announces again.

We are at war, I have to find ammunition to win it
"We are at war and I have to find the ammunition to ensure that this war wins our country before and better than the others" concludes Arcuri, referring to the effort to find the necessary masks and medical devices.

Tonight with Di Maio and Boccia we are bringing Russian doctors to Milan
"7923 Italian doctors have responded in a few hours to the call for civil protection, we plan to send 300 within the week to where they are needed. We think we could send even more. Tonight then, together with Ministers Di Maio and Boccia, we will accompany in Milan the doctors who are landing in Rome arriving from Russia to make their contribution ".