Italy marks 2nd anniversary of haunting COVID-19 milestone
ROME — (AP) — Italy on Friday marked the second anniversary of a tragic milestone of the coronavirus pandemic: the day when a convoy of army trucks had to transport the dead out of hard-hit Bergamo because the city’s cemeteries and crematoria were full. Premier Mario Draghi opened a press conference Friday with the leaders of Spain, Portugal and Greece by recalling that it was Italy's official Day of Remembrance for COVID-19 victims. “We bow down in memory of the victims,” Mattarella said in his tribute. The anniversary of the convoy comes as Italy begins winding down its anti-virus restrictions. Italy, which has recorded more than 157,000 official COVID deaths, has fully vaccinated 89.7% of its over-12 population.
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