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Mattarella: “Grateful to health personnel, immediately up to the situation”
“The first National Day of health, social, health, social welfare and volunteer personnel constitutes an important opportunity to renew the country’s deepest gratitude to all those who with professionalism and self-denial have found themselves, and still find themselves, at the forefront in facing the pandemic emergency which, just over a year after its appearance, still afflicts us ». This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, in a message sent to the president of the National Federation of Orders of Surgeons and Dentists, Filippo Anelli. “From the very beginning of the spread of the virus, the health personnel – the Head of State recalls – proved to be up to such a far-reaching threat, committing themselves to the best, with all the tools available, in order to prevent the epidemic precipitated into an irreversible catastrophe. It was a commitment marked by difficulties and suffering: many operators have contracted the virus and many are the victims that we had to cry among doctors and nurses. This day must be dedicated above all to them ». «Our national health system, despite its many difficulties, is facing an unprecedented test and proves more than ever a heritage to be preserved and invested in, to protect the entire community. For these reasons – concludes Mattarella – I address, on behalf of all Italians, a grateful greeting to all the health personnel and express moved closeness to the relatives of the fallen for the protection of the health of all of us ».
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