Probe into Italy virus response looks into preparedness plan
(WorldNews Italy)

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Prosecutors from northern Italy traveled to Rome on Thursday to question the health minister and others as part of their broadening investigation into whether to lay any criminal blame for Italy`s horrific coronavirus toll, and whether a lack of preparedness contributed to it. Back in June, Bergamo prosecutors questioned Premier Giuseppe Conte, Health Minister Roberto Speranza and other top officials about the delayed lockdown in two Bergamo towns where infections were reported in the early days of the outbreak. Bergamo subsequently became Italy`s COVID-19 epicenter, the first in the West, registering a 571% increase in excess deaths in March...