Thread by @ADejeuville

1/ #Italy: a group representing dozens of relatives of people who died from #COVID19 is taking legal action aimed at revealing "where the system might have failed", as officials allegedly refused to take appropriate measures against the spread of #coronavirus in March.
#Corona

2/ Doctors and virologists stated that a two-week delay in locking down the communities of Alzano and Nembro helped the virus to spread in the Bergamo area (571% increase in excess deaths/March). Other towns instead were immediately locked down after registering first cases.

3/ A recommendation to quarantine Alzano and Nembro, (issued by the National Health Institute) was opposed by the leading business lobby. Bergamo's Mayor also initially refused to impose a lockdown, but now he regrets, saying that the time lost was 2 months rather than 2 weeks.

4/ The families of the deceased want judges to determine the "political responsibility" for the disaster, as officials had waited "15 criminal days" before trying to contain the virus.
euronews.com/2020/06/12/cor…
milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/0…
#SARSCoV2 #Containment #Italy #Coronakrise