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About 500 relatives of people who died of COVID-19 in Italy said on Wednesday they had begun legal action against regional and national authorities, seeking 100 million euros ($122 million) in damages.
Families of coronavirus dead sue Italy govt for 100m euros
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December 24, 2020
ROME: Around 500 relatives of coronavirus victims are suing the Italian state for 100 million euros ($122 million), alleging a litany of failures in the early stages of the pandemic, campaigners said on Wednesday.
The action is being driven by the group “Noi Denunceremo” (We Will Denounce), which has already filed around 300 complaints with prosecutors in Bergamo, the city in the northern Lombardy region that suffered most from the first wave of the virus.
The legal action targets Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Health Minister Roberto Speranza and the president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, the group said in a statement. Italy was the first country outside China to suffer a major outbreak of coronavirus and remains one of the worst hit, with almost 70,000 reported deaths so far. The lawsuit alleges “serious omissions” by the Lombardy and central governments, starting with
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