Italians calls for Compensation for Coronavirus Deaths

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Municipalities and hospitals in northern Italy are bracing for a slew of lawsuits from families of coronavirus victims demanding compensation for alleged treatment errors, negligence and misinformation.

Businesses disrupted by coronavirus lockdowns imposed by national and local governments are also mulling filing legal claims for alleged failures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Hundreds of relatives of coronavirus victims in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Italy and the country’s economic powerhouse, blame what they say was an inadequate response by authorities to a pandemic that has killed nearly 30,000 people in the country. 

Lombardy’s governor, Attilio Fontana, a member of the populist Northern League Party, says the criticism of the handling of the virus is unfair and misdirected. He blames the national government in Rome for mistakes and for not locking down sooner.

“They have accused me of everything, but I am at peace with my conscience,” he said recently. 

But familial anger is running deep and a clamor is growing for compensation and accountability — especially from relatives who say their loved ones contracted COVID-19 when they were admitted to the hospital for other reasons.