Positive income, buffers and tests even among Capitanata politicians

At coffee time, the news of the positivity of Raffaele Fitto and his wife, both asymptomatic, surprised even our own politicians who had come into contact with him during the election campaign. The last time he arrived in these parts was on September 15, when, after a series of meetings in Foggia, he made statements to journalists at the Hotel Cicolella and then continued his journey in eight other municipalities in the province. Just a few days before, for the record, he and Giorgia Meloni had tested negative after the Polignano events (they had visited the company where an outbreak had occurred).

This morning mayors, candidates and exponents of the center were literally bombarded with phone calls. And for safety, serological testing and swabs have also begun. “With relief I tell you that I have tested negative”said the president of the province of Foggia Nicola Gatta. Your namesake, reconfirmed regional councilor, Giandiego Gatta, admitted that they were “hours of apprehension”, but he was able to officially announce that he is negative, as were his closest loved ones. The same happens with the candidate of the civic La Puglia Domani Vincenzo Riontino. “I don’t want anyone to live a day of as much anxiety and tension as the one lived today”, wrote on social networks Fabrizio Tatarella. She also underwent a negative smear.

Some mayors have invited their fellow citizens who came into contact with Fitto during the electoral campaign to undergo a swab and report everything to the health authorities. “We intercepted two of our compatriots who had contact with Raffaele Fitto days ago during the electoral campaign – I knew Pasquale Ciruolo, mayor of Panni – we have activated all the procedures required by the health regulations regarding Covid 19 “. The message was accompanied by the exhortation not to create unnecessary alarmism. The mayor of Ascoli Vincenzo Sarcone informed everyone who knew Fitto in Ascoli Satriano, on the occasion of the visit to the Polo Museale, that the Municipality Serological tests are made available to them free of charge at the Municipal Operations Center ”.

In a video message the mayor of Apricena Antonio Potenza He said he was very sorry for him “Media tam tam, the exploitation and even the mortifications that I am seeing around people who are also looting, even here in Apricena, as if this news were a pandemic bomb in our city. As I have been saying for months, Apricena is among the Puglia cities that reacted best to Covid in terms of sense of responsibility. We must not create any scaremongering. Raffaele Fitto – has explained – He was at the meeting ten days ago, he had contact with very few people, only in Italy they ask to be quarantined for 14 days, in other parts of Europe and the world much less. So we are talking about something that does not exist. However, just to calm the souls of these slightly more scared people, this morning I arranged for all the people who came into contact with Fitto, practically the municipal administration, to take the tests that were all negative. So I beg you to stay calm. “ Naturally, they all sent their wishes for a speedy recovery to the MEP and his wife.