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He conspired with the Italian Health Ministry to remove a report, “a new indictment against the World Health Organization, to join a long list of other accusations indicating the organization’s failure to deal with the outbreak of the new Corona virus ago. one year around the world. “.
In details, the British newspaper “The Guardian” revealed that the WHO report, which the newspaper described as the “damn report”, was removed from the organization’s website, and was aimed at reducing the number of deaths in Italy, which was the first European country to be hit by the Corona virus..
The deleted report was written by World Health Organization scientist Francisco Zampon, along with 10 other scientists, and its goal was to provide information about Corona to countries that have been affected by the virus.
The Italian system is not ready
The 102-page report indicated that Italy’s plan to deal with the epidemics has not been updated since 2006 and, due to the lack of preparedness of the health system, the initial response to the pandemic was “improvised and chaotic,” according to the description of the report..
According to the “Guardian”, the report was withdrawn at the request of the Deputy Director General for Strategic Initiatives of the World Health Organization, Ranieri Guerra, who previously held the position of Director General for Preventive Health in the Italian Ministry of Health from 2014 to 2017 ..
The British newspaper added that Guerra was tasked with updating the epidemic plan according to the new guidelines established by the World Health Organization and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and Guerra was also one of the scientists in the task force dedicated to combat Corona, which is affiliated with the Italian government.
Immunity from testimony
The information indicated that Zampon was summoned on 3 occasions to speak with Italian prosecutors, but the World Health Organization prevented him from doing so, as it insisted that Zampon and the other ten participants in the report should enjoy immunity from testimony..
Neither was one of the authors of the report heard, except for Guerra, who testified before the Prosecutor’s Office at the beginning of last November, but the content of this testimony was not revealed.
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Threatened with firing if he spoke!
On the other hand, the international organization responded after issuing orders to subpoena Zampon and the other ten, saying that the Italian plaintiffs must follow diplomatic channels by submitting their request through the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
While Zampon considered that Guerra had threatened him with dismissal from his job unless he modified parts of the report in which he referred to the outdated plan..
Inaccurate information
The World Health Organization responded to the allegations, saying it had removed the report because it “contained inaccurate and contradictory information.”“.
It is noteworthy that Corona’s injuries in Italy since the spread of the virus in the country had reached 1 million and 790 thousand cases, while the death toll reached 62 thousand..
The Corona virus crisis also caused a reduction in the already low birth rate in Italy, according to new forecasts from Italy’s National Statistics Agency, “Stat.”“.
Furthermore, the demographic recession that has hit Italy since 2015 has become enormous and may lead to a real and unprecedented collapse in Italian history.
Women and the youth group in particular have been hit hard by the virus, which first spread in Italy at the beginning of the year, triggering a national lockdown that disrupted the country’s economy..
The hospitality sector continues to suffer as a result of night curfews across the country and the early closure of bars and restaurants, while stricter restrictions have been imposed in the most vulnerable areas.
