Coronavirus, Arcuri: “The masks remain at 50 cents. It is not my responsibility to supply the pharmacies. In the next few days I will sign an agreement with the tobacconists.”

“It is not the commissioner who has to refuel thereand pharmacies in its dealers, and has never promised to do so. Nor should I supply Confcommercio, Conad Federdistribuzione and Coop ”. So the emergency commissioner, Domenico Arcuri, responds to the controversy over shortage of protection devices. The masks at 50 cents plus VAT, price decided by the commissioner himself, for May 4 – Phase 2 start day – they are constantly lacking, particularly in the pharmacy. “Since the beginning of the emergency we have deployed 206.8 million of masks In the last week we have distributed 36.2 million skins for the regionsArcuri claims at a press conference the Civil Protection. Also announcing the signature “in the coming days with the association of watertight, what’s wrong with it 50000 stories in the country. “” We have subscribed to the first two chords non-exclusive (with large retailers and with the distribution of pharmacists, ed) and we hope to do more with equally massive distribution networks, “says Arcuri.

The agreement with the tobacconists had already been announced in early May, but the agreement is pending. slowly. Just like him Italian production of masks, which will only be fully operational in the coming months. At the time five companies Italians began to produce the devices made in Italy. Also for this reason, according to what has been learned, the government is working on the hypothesis of simplify legislation and it is not excluded that some interventions may be included in the Revival Decree. According to drug distributors, the causes of the lack of masks are too many bureaucratic hooks and the difficulties of refueling from China. The commissioner responded Monday that the blame falls on “two distribution companies that they have falsified not have in warehouses the 12 million masks they claimed to have. “

“The hypothesis that the price conditions the supply of the masks it has no foundation“Says the commissioner today compared to another criticism of the distributors.” The associations that have signed the agreement with us have the opportunity to receive the compensation the highest price they have paid out to stock up on masks, “explains Arcuri.” It happened that for one network distribution works and for the other it doesn’t work. Large-scale retail supplies work. Citizens are going to Supermarket and the masks find them … “, says the commissioner.

“I understand that in these ten days, the issue that has passed through our country has been the More expensive. I offer my voice, then. The price of surgical masks that is set at 50 cents plus VAT and that will remain the speculation It is no longer there and will not return, “Arcuri wanted to reiterate.” These days I have heard one double standard. If I can buy a mask for 5 euros I do it, if another can’t what do I care. It is unacceptable to citizens, “said the commissioner at the press conference.” We work in the exclusive interest of citizens to better protect your health. Sometimes I make mistakes, so I hope critical and if it serves as reprimands, “but” only by citizens. “” We are doing our part, Arcuri defended, and we do it by putting our face on it. critical welcome“Of the citizens”, but only for them “.”

Delays also in serological tests – Serological tests in 150 thousand Italians I’m late because I had to wait for the rule about privacy. This is Arcuri’s response: “On April 26 our task was over – claimed the commissioner – we have prohibited and accelerated the tender and we found the supplier, considered the most excellent by the scientists who made 150 thousand tests available for free. Today is May 12, what happened? He spoke, he explained, with thePrivacy agency who has the duty to protect the privacy of citizens and the standard is expected. ” Saturday that rule was enacted, he added, “and Monday began operations to start serological tests. “

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