Giuseppe Zuccatelli, Commissioner of Health in Calabria positive for Covid: the curriculum- Corriere.it

At the center of controversy even before taking office. Professor Giuseppe Zuccatelli, 76 years old, new commissioner ad act of the Calabria Region, has already finished on the grid for some of his statements in the management of Covid. It is not necessary to use the masks and, above all, to get infected you have to kiss (and with the tongue), for at least 15 minutes – said the professor who has a very respectable curriculum in the field of health management. Against his match date an advert to the Minister of Health Speranza signed by Codacons who challenges the appointment of the new commissioner, by virtue of his statements that may seem denial.

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However, the response of the new Commissioner was immediate. My misstatements, improperly extrapolated from a private conversation, go back to the first period of spread of infection– Zuccatelli says in a note. Adding: Masks are part of the fundamental strategy to combat Covid 19. So, I invite you all to use them, as well as respecting physical distancing. Cesena-born Professor Giuseppe Zuccatelli, former president of Agenas is not a new name in Calabria. After having managerial experiences in Campania and Abruzzo, who arrived in Calabria in December 2019 to direct the “Pugliese Ciaccio” hospital and the “Mater Domini” university hospital in Catanzaro. For a brief period he was also extraordinary commissioner of the Asp de Cosenza, from where he resigned for reasons of opportunity and, above all, after the interview granted to Report that challenged the failure to open the Covid center in Castrovillari. The new Commissioner also had some problems with the management of Villa Torano, a RSU in the province of Cosenza where there have been several deaths, caused by the pandemic. Professor Zuccatelli considered a “friend” of Minister Speranza and also on excellent terms with Bersani, both from Leu.