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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 suction or be closed. One of the recent cases regarded a 11-year-old girl who died after being sucked into a drain at a beach-club pool on the Ligurian Riviera. The amendment also allocates 4.7 million euros in funding to upgrade public swimming pools. It passed with bipartisan support, with 244 votes in favour, although opposition parties said they backed it out of a responsibility and argued it was too generic to deliver authentic safety improvements. "It is not about real safety, it's a propaganda operation," said 5-Star Movement (M5S) MP Gilda Sportiello. (ANSA). Read article...