
The former M5s parliamentarian was transferred to the Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital in Havana after falling ill in Santa Clara.
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Alessandro Di Battista was in Cuba to produce a series of journalistic reports entitled 'The Dust of the World'.
Alessandro Di Battista has arrived at the "Hermanos Ameijeiras" hospital in Havana, one of the best facilities on the island. ANSA verified it on site. The former M5s parliamentarian arrived aboard an ambulance that took him to the Cuban capital from the Santa Clara hospital where he was admitted on Friday evening. Alessandro Di Battista arrived lucidly at the hospital in Havana, where he was able to answer various questions from healthcare personnel, nurses and doctors. Arriving lying on a stretcher, the former M5s deputy is found on the 19th floor of the "Hermanos Ameijeiras" hospital. Here the doctors immediately measured his main vital parameters. He is currently undergoing other specialist visits.
The Italian government is following the matter closely and Minister Antonio Tajani is in contact with the embassy and the family members of the former parliamentarian to provide them with assistance.
"As already explained by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Italy is guaranteeing maximum assistance to Alessandro Di Battista, hospitalized in Cuba following an illness. The Italian Ambassador to Cuba, Simona De Martino, went to the Santa Clara hospital to acquire information on his health conditions and ensure the necessary liaison with the authorities and the Cuban healthcare structure". Sources from Palazzo Chigi explain this, adding that "the Government is following the situation with the utmost attention and a medical plane is available to bring Di Battista back to Italy". "Before proceeding with the transfer - the same sources point out -, it is however necessary to verify that the patient's conditions allow it and that the transport does not involve risks for his health. The possible transfer will therefore be evaluated by the doctors on the basis of the patient's clinical conditions".
"Illness in Cuba for Alessandro Di Battista: he is hospitalized in serious conditions". Peter Gomez, director of Fattoquotidiano.it, writes this on "For years - he explains, confirming the news anticipated by Corriere.it - he has returned to being a journalist with numerous investigations and also on this occasion he was on the island to produce a series of reports for Il Fatto Quotidiano and TvLoft entitled 'The dust of the world'".
"The 5 Star community learned the news of Alessandro Di Battista's hospitalization in Cuba with great apprehension. It hopes to receive positive information and updates, rallying close to his family in this moment of profound concern", reads a note from the M5s party.
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Medical evaluation for transfer to Italy via medical flight.
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