Measure to tighten of safety at swimming pools approved after series of deaths

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 23 - The Lower House on Thursday approved an amendment to the government's sports decree tightening the rules on safety at swimming pools after a series of deaths here. The most recent case was that of five-year-old boy who died after suddenly feeling ill on Wednesday while in a municipal swimming pool with other children during a summer camp in Monterotondo, near Rome. Among other things, the legislation dictates that pool drain systems must meet criteria to prevent suctio...

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