Health Minister Beatrice
Lorenzin said Wednesday that it may be necessary to suspend
blood donations in Rome due to an outbreak of the chikungunya
virus, which is spread by mosquito bites, and berated the city
for its allegedly slow response regarding disinfestations. "We
are very worried about the chikungunya situation. The city of
Rome must proceed with the disinfestations at once," Lorenzin
said. "Too much time has passed since the first intervention
request by the health authority, which dates back to September
7".
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