An official at the Public Prosecution Office in Bergamo, Lombardy Region, listened to the testimony of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, in the framework of judicial investigations regarding the responsibility of the central and regional authorities in not declaring the health isolation of two countries in the area surrounding the city that were two hotspots for the outbreak of the Corona Virus pandemic.
The briefing, which lasted for three hours, took place yesterday at the Prime Minister's headquarters in Rome with Bergamo prosecutor Maria Cristina Rota.
The prime minister's statement comes only as someone familiar with the events, as the judiciary has not formally announced an indictment against central government officials.
The Prime Minister has confirmed that he is not afraid that the matter will turn into criminal charges of causing the epidemic. He told the newspaper "La Repubblica": "I do not fear investigations because I acted on the basis of knowledge and conscience. I immediately put myself at the disposal of the judges with the responsibility of informing them of the circumstances in which I am aware. ”
"We have had incredible weeks," said Italian Health Minister Roberto Spirantsa yesterday. "So this season's experience, I think we will remember forever," he said, referring to the crisis caused by the Coruna virus emergency.
In a video message, commenting on a trailer for the documentary film "Covid-19 Fear Virus," the minister recalled that "Italy was the first western country to be affected by the epidemic (Covid-19), and it had to make the most difficult decisions that no one could have imagined from Before".
The Italian Minister of Health: “We have lived through a crisis weeks that we will remember forever.”