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Italy is accused of misleading the WHO in its pandemic preparedness when COVID-19 hit last year.
It said it was at the top level of readiness, but had not updated its plan since 2006, documents say.
The allegation is in a civil lawsuit filed against the government by families of COVID-19 victims.
The Italian government has been accused of misleading the World Health Organization in a self-assessment of its pandemic preparedness days before its COVID-19 outbreak, The Guardian s Angela Giuffrida reported.
The allegation is part of a civil lawsuit filed against the government by families of coronavirus victims in Bergamo, a city in northern Italy that was heavily affected in the pandemic s first wave last spring, according to Reuters.
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