After two weeks in hospital, Alessandro Di Battista has finally left Cuba for Italy. The former parliamentarian of the Five Star Movement managed to board an air ambulance and is expected in Rome on Saturday, September 12. On August 28, while he was on the island preparing a report, the activist suffered severe headaches and was admitted to the Santa Clara hospital, then transferred, due to the severity of his condition, to the better-equipped Hermanos Ameijeiras facility in Havana.
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The return
“Welcome back, my brother. See you in Rome in a few hours. Thanks again to all the Cuban doctors who took care of Alessandro during these endless days.” This is how Luca Di Giuseppe, president of Schierarsi, the former parliamentarian’s association, celebrated the news on his social channels, also posting a photo of the plane that will bring him home.
It was clear from Thursday night that something was moving in the right direction, with his imminent return to Italy. “We want to thank the doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists who are taking care of him in these hours before his return to Italy,” Schierarsi wrote in a post published on Facebook.
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In fact, this is the second attempt to transfer Di Battista to Italy. Initially, he was supposed to return to Rome on the afternoon of September 5, but on the same day Schierarsi announced on Instagram that the return had been postponed, asking “everyone to maintain the utmost discretion and caution in sharing information while awaiting further updates.” The reason was the need to undergo emergency surgery.
The protocol
The return to Italy involves a strict safety protocol imposed by the activist’s health conditions. The air ambulance will have to fly at low altitude to avoid excessive cabin pressurization and will have to make one or more stops. According to what has been learned, upon arrival, it is likely that Di Battista will be transferred directly to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic. In fact, a team from the Roman hospital composed of a neurosurgeon and an anesthetist had reached him in Cuba in recent days to provide medical assistance.
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