COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Exhausted nurse takes a break in an Italian hospital during the COVID-19 emergency
Empty shelves at the Esselunga supermarket in Bergamo, 26 February 2020
Montage of notices on shops in Bologna declaring their temporary closure, or requiring people to stay at least one metre apart
Queue in front of a supermarket after the introduction of social distancing rules
Roberto Speranza
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Roberto Speranza is an Italian politician of the Chamber of Deputies who served as national secretary of Article One. From 5 September 2019 until 22 October 2022, he has been serving as Minister of Health in the government of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and was later confirmed by Prime Minister Mario Draghi. During his tenure, he had to face the COVID-19 pandemic, which deeply affected Italy.
Speranza with Luigi Zanda and Lorenzo Guerini at the Quirinal Palace
Speranza and Conte during the crisis