Naples: solidarity in the face of the coronavirus

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Solidarity screening with Operation O teng et to dong - “I have and I give you” in Neapolitan.

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"Too many people without masks" to honor the memory of Maradona in Naples.

This is the criticism addressed by Gennaro Gattuso, the coach of SSC Napoli.

A source of concern because Italy last week exceeded the threshold of 50,000 deaths by Covid-19.

And Campania is still in the red zone.

The health crisis this time hits hard one of the poorest regions of the country, penultimate in the ranking of average annual income per household.

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To cope, solidarity initiatives are being put in place or are being reinforced.

Report in a Caritas social canteen.

Father Francesco Sorrentino, responsible for the Mensa del Carmine, a social canteen in Naples.

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