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Italian Covid bereaved want inquiry extended beyond early outbreak
Families say there are lessons to be learned as first Covid cases in 16 European countries came from Italy
Relatives of coronavirus victims in Italy are pushing for a full public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic as documents from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show the first Covid-19 cases registered in 16 European countries originated from Italy.
Italy was the first western country to report an outbreak and has the second highest Covid-related death toll (131,335) in Europe after the UK (137,763).
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