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Flight party for Italians of Diamond

2/19/2020, 7:14:50 PM


The Boeing of the Italian Air Force took off at 19.08 and will retrieve the Italians on the Diamond Princess in Japan. This was announced by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Facebook. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 19 - The Air Force's Boeing took off at 19.08 and will retrieve the Italians on the Diamond Princess in Japan. This was announced by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Facebook. "At work - he writes - for our compatriots who will soon return to Italy and will be subjected to the specific health protocol. We monitor the evolution of the facts 24 hours a day". About 30 Italians and 26-27 people of other European nationalities, such as Poland, France and Germany, are expected to board, for a total of 56-57 passengers, provided they are negative for the coronavirus test, "said Deputy Minister of Health Pierpaolo Sileri. "Believe that by tomorrow evening we will have our compatriots at home, as long as they are negative for the coronavirus test," he added.