Sandra Zampa (born 16 May 1956) is an Italian politician who sat in the
Chamber of Deputies for the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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. She has been an Undersecretary at the
Ministry of Health from September 2019 to February 2021 in the midst of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, as part of the
Conte II cabinet.
Political career
Zampa has been responsible for the response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().
The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when ...
. She announced the purchase of many new
ventilator
A ventilator is a piece of medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently. Ventilators ...
s as well as the importing of one and a half million masks from
South Africa
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.
References
External links
*Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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Living people
1956 births
University of Bologna alumni
21st-century Italian women politicians
Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy
Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
Politicians of Emilia-Romagna
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
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