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(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 19 - In order to guarantee women and men of the Carabinieri Corps to operate in the safety of citizens during the health emergency, the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti group has donated 2 million masks.
The delivery, which took place quickly thanks to the collaboration with the Alibaba group, took place in Rome, at the General Command of the Army. "I express, personally and ditutta the Arma dei Carabinieri, my thanks to CassaDepositi e Prestiti for the initiative taken in favor of the Carabinieri as well as to Alibaba for having collaborated in making the delivery of the masks to our barracks rapidly, increasing the protective material already recycled ", declared the Commander General of the Carabinieri Corps, Giovanni Nistri.
While the CEO of Cdp, Fabrizio Palermo, said: "we are honored, as an institution serving the country, to be able to contribute to the work that the Carabinieri, a fundamental garrison on the territory for national security, carry out every day to protect all citizens It is very important that those who work in the front line are equipped with adequate personal protective equipment ".
"This initiative - added Palermo - goes beyond the system measures that the Group has already put in place to support businesses and public administrations and testifies to the proximity of the CDP Group to Italy". In the past few weeks, a first batch had already been distributed to the soldiers of the Northern Regions most affected by the emergency. (HANDLE).