Vittorio Sgarbi downplays COVID-19 pandemic in Facebook video
Art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, president of MART in Trento and Rovereto, published a Facebook video on March 8, 2020, denying the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. He claimed the emergency is a media fabrication, dismissed government restrictions, and insulted virologists like Walter Ricciardi and Roberto Burioni. Sgarbi also criticized President Sergio Mattarella's address to the nation on March 5, calling it contradictory. The article, written by Valentina Muzi for Artribune, condemns Sgarbi's statements as irresponsible and potentially illegal, urging the public to follow official health guidelines.
Key facts
- Vittorio Sgarbi is president of MART in Trento and Rovereto.
- Sgarbi published a video on Facebook denying the COVID-19 emergency.
- He called government restrictions unnecessary and criticized the DPCM of March 8, 2020.
- Sgarbi insulted virologists Walter Ricciardi and Roberto Burioni.
- He claimed the virus dies at 26 degrees Celsius, contradicting WHO.
- Sgarbi criticized President Sergio Mattarella's speech on March 5, 2020.
- The article was written by Valentina Muzi for Artribune.
- Artribune is an Italian art news publication.
Entities
Artists
- Vittorio Sgarbi
Institutions
- MART
- Artribune
- World Health Organization
Locations
- Trento
- Rovereto
- Italy
- Codogno