Then Premier Giuseppe Conte, left, talks with Health Minister Roberto Speranza at the Senate, in Rome, on Jan. 19, 2021. The Court of Ministers in Brescia on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, threw out the case against ex-Premier Giuseppe Conte and ex-Health Minister Roberto Speranza, alleging they failed to extend the lockdown to Bergamo and adjacent valleys in the early days of the pandemic, causing unwarranted deaths. Both officials have said they acted according to scientific knowledge and expert opinion available at the time. Conte told RAI state TV that the decision “comforts me.” (Andreas Solaro/Pool via AP)
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