Calabria, Conte: “Cotticelli must be replaced immediately”

Published on: 07/11/2020 11:47 AM

“The health commissioner in Calabria Saverio Cotticelli must be replaced with immediate effect.. Although the process of appointing the new commissioner involves a very complex process, I want to sign the decree already in the next few hours: Calabrians immediately deserve a new fully trained commissioner to face the complex and demanding challenge of health ”. This was stated in a note from Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte after Cotticelli, in the Rai Title V broadcast, said that he did not know that he had to prepare the Covid plan for the Region.

Southern Minister Giuseppe also agrees with Prime Minister Provenzano so the current Health Commissioner “I can’t stay in his place another minute. The government, he said in a statement, will initiate the new appointment, based on the new commissioner decided in CdM. The ZonaRossa, however, is the result not of a political decision, but of a very high RT and serious failures in the regional organization, despite the significant resources allocated in recent months.

“One thing is certain – Provenzano adds -: all this cannot be paid for by the Calabrian citizens. Tonight’s decree will bring the first important soft drinks for businessmen, workers and citizens affected by the restrictions. Above all, on the health front they must be recovered. with all the urgency of the case, the delays (historical and current) to protect the rights of Calabrians. Enough controversy. And everyone does their part to the fullest. The lives and dignity of citizens are at stake ”, he emphasizes.

To request the replacement of Cottarelli were also the Parliamentarians of Calabria of the 5 Star Movement. “The ministers Gualtieri and Speranza proceed as soon as possible with the appointment of a new structure of curators for the serious situation in which Calabrian healthcare is found. Despite our calls to the current Commissioner Structure and to the Region to keep the epidemiological situation under control, Calabria is today a red zone. There are many structural deficiencies in our regional health system, weighed down by years of wrong administrative decisions and the commissioner of all political colors. “

“We recall – we underline in the note – that the entry into force of the new Calabrian decree establishes that the new structure of commissioners is the executing agency of the Covid 19 emergency and provides resources to cover the health deficit that today amounts to 160 million euros. In this way, the emergency chain of command and the rebound of responsibility with the Region that denies its end can be clarified. “