We cannot tolerate entering Italy in an irregular way: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte reiterates the line already announced a few days ago on immigration from the interior minister Luciana Lamorgese. And it announces the increase in rapid returns to Tunisia and the strengthening of containment measures. The words of the government arrive on the day when the island of Lampedusa witnesses new landings in the night and awaits the arrival of the thousand-seater ship that will host the quarantined foreigners giving breath to the island’s hotspot.
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Conte’s words
We cannot tolerate entering Italy irregularly. All the more we cannot tolerate that in this moment in which the whole international community has made many sacrifices, this results are thwarted said Conte nel Foggiano on the sidelines of a meeting on legality. There are even migrants who attempted to escape health surveillance. We can’t afford it. We must be tough and inflexible, adds the premier. We are collaborating with the Tunisian authorities. that’s the way. I myself wrote a letter to the Tunisian president and I am glad that he visited the ports to strengthen coastal surveillance.
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In the night arrived in 200
Meanwhile, arrivals continue in Lampedusa: eight disembarkations for a total of 200 people followed during the night; some boats landed on their own, others needed help from the Coast Guard. In the reception center there are 1050 foreigners now with ten times less capacity.
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Two ships for quarantine
The situation is expected to improve starting tomorrow. on the night, in fact, the arrival in Lampedusa of a ship to be used for quarantine. This was confirmed by the Councilor for Health of the Sicily Region Ruggero Razza: I was confirmed by the Immigration Department – he said – that a ship will be brought tonight, we will see how this protocol entrusted to the Red Cross can be realized. A second ship, always destined to host migrants for the quarantine period + moored in Porto Empedocle. This is the Azzurra belonging to the company Grandi navi fast.
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August 3, 2020 (change August 3, 2020 | 14:56)
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