What is happening
La Repubblica reported that Di Battista was hospitalized in Cuba after feeling unwell and losing consciousness. A subsequent report said that two doctors had arrived from Italy and that he had declined a state flight. Earlier reports said a state flight was planned to return him to Italy. The sources also mention contacts with Giorgia Meloni, Antonio Tajani, Giuseppe Conte and Luigi Di Maio, as well as bipartisan expressions of solidarity.
Why is it on the Radar?
The reports concern the serious health conditions of a former national political figure and the organization of his medical care and possible return to Italy. The sources provide different accounts of the state-flight arrangements.