Phases, key events and styles of accountability
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date range | January 1–31 | February 1–21 | February 22–March 7 | March 8–April 18 | April 19–August 7 |
| Key event | Hospitalization of two Chinese tourists in Rome | Hospitalization of patient 1 in Codogno | Enforcement of local lockdown | Enforcement of national lockdown | Relaxation of national lockdown |
| Account-giving practices | News about the spreading of the infection from China and the consequent lockdown of public and private activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Health crisis Operating Committee | Press conference held by the Italian Prime Minister in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and the head of the CPD | Two addresses to the nation by the Prime Minister March 8 and 9 | Four Prime Minister's press conferences, including the announcement of phase 2 on April 23 |
| Five press conferences held by the Prime Minister | |||||
| Quick (1.46 min) press conference by the Prime Minister | Three press conferences held by the Prime Minister | Four press conferences held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with other ministers, including the Economy and Finance, Labour, and Social Policies, Education and Economic Development | |||
| Two press conferences held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with the ministers of Health and of Economy and Finance at the beginning of March | |||||
| Scientific reports: WHO and ECDP publish data on the spread of the pandemic in China and warn of the imminent probable risk of a global health emergency | |||||
| Two press conferences held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with other ministers, including the Economy and Finance, Health, Economic Development, Justice and Agricultural and Forestry and Food | |||||
| 42 press conferences held by the CPD in conjunction with diverse field experts, with increasing space for questions from journalists | |||||
| One conference held by Minister of Economy and Finance | |||||
| Two press conferences by the CPD | One conference held by the Minister of Justice | ||||
| Quick (4.16 min) press conference by the Prime Minister in conjunction with the Minister of Health | |||||
| A total of 15 press conferences held by the CPD, in conjunction with various experts | Online database on health data containing information disclosed during the CPD press conferences | ||||
| One press conference was held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with the Social Welfare Minister and Equal Opportunities Minister | |||||
| The CPD's double press conferences for five days from February 23–27 | |||||
| The number of coronavirus tests carried out in this phase was between 3,000 and 65,000 per day | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 1 | |||||
| CPD press conferences mainly based on health issues (number of coronavirus tests; tests results; deaths and hospitalized people) | |||||
| Four press conferences held by the CPD (twice weekly until the end of April) | |||||
| Press conferences held by the CPD stopped from the beginning of May | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 13 | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 0 | The number of coronavirus tests carried out in this phase was between 3,000 and 4,000 per day | ||||
| The number of coronavirus tests carried out in this phase was around 60,000 per day | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 12 | |||||
| Number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 4 | |||||
| Style of accountability | Rebuttal | Dismissal | Reactive | Proactive | Coactive |
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Phase 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date range | January 1–31 | February 1–21 | February 22–March 7 | March 8–April 18 | April 19–August 7 |
| Key event | Hospitalization of two Chinese tourists in Rome | Hospitalization of patient 1 in Codogno | Enforcement of local lockdown | Enforcement of national lockdown | Relaxation of national lockdown |
| Account-giving practices | News about the spreading of the infection from China and the consequent lockdown of public and private activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Health crisis Operating Committee | Press conference held by the Italian Prime Minister in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and the head of the CPD | Two addresses to the nation by the Prime Minister March 8 and 9 | Four Prime Minister's press conferences, including the announcement of phase 2 on April 23 |
| Five press conferences held by the Prime Minister | |||||
| Quick (1.46 min) press conference by the Prime Minister | Three press conferences held by the Prime Minister | Four press conferences held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with other ministers, including the Economy and Finance, Labour, and Social Policies, Education and Economic Development | |||
| Two press conferences held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with the ministers of Health and of Economy and Finance at the beginning of March | |||||
| Scientific reports: WHO and ECDP publish data on the spread of the pandemic in China and warn of the imminent probable risk of a global health emergency | |||||
| Two press conferences held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with other ministers, including the Economy and Finance, Health, Economic Development, Justice and Agricultural and Forestry and Food | |||||
| 42 press conferences held by the CPD in conjunction with diverse field experts, with increasing space for questions from journalists | |||||
| One conference held by Minister of Economy and Finance | |||||
| Two press conferences by the CPD | One conference held by the Minister of Justice | ||||
| Quick (4.16 min) press conference by the Prime Minister in conjunction with the Minister of Health | |||||
| A total of 15 press conferences held by the CPD, in conjunction with various experts | Online database on health data containing information disclosed during the CPD press conferences | ||||
| One press conference was held by the Prime Minister in conjunction with the Social Welfare Minister and Equal Opportunities Minister | |||||
| The CPD's double press conferences for five days from February 23–27 | |||||
| The number of coronavirus tests carried out in this phase was between 3,000 and 65,000 per day | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 1 | |||||
| CPD press conferences mainly based on health issues (number of coronavirus tests; tests results; deaths and hospitalized people) | |||||
| Four press conferences held by the CPD (twice weekly until the end of April) | |||||
| Press conferences held by the CPD stopped from the beginning of May | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 13 | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 0 | The number of coronavirus tests carried out in this phase was between 3,000 and 4,000 per day | ||||
| The number of coronavirus tests carried out in this phase was around 60,000 per day | |||||
| The number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 12 | |||||
| Number of legal acts adopted by the government or the parliament in this phase: 4 | |||||
| Style of accountability | Rebuttal | Dismissal | Reactive | Proactive | Coactive |
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