FILE - In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020 filer, a large flag of Italy hangs from the facade of Palazzo Medolago Albani in Bergamo Alta, the top part of the city, in Bergamo, the heart of the hardest-hit province in Italys hardest-hit region of Lombardy, Italy, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (…
March 20, 2020
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BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — The priest gave a final benediction. There were no flowers, no embraces. Francesca Steffanoni and her mother hurried away from Bergamo’s main cemetery, their furtive farewell lasting no more than 5 minutes.