Mayor Giorgio Gori has shared photos of a cemetery and church empty of coronavirus coffins for the first time in weeks.
The mayor of Bergamo city in Italy took to twitter and posted pictures of the city’s cemetery finally empty after the place became overwhelmed by hundreds of bodies of COVID-19 victims.
Mayor Gori also celebrated the decrease in infection rates and fatalities in the country, urging its residents they had passed through the ‘most difficult phase’ of the coronavirus outbreak.
Italy has been one of the hardest-hit countries in Europe for infections and deaths, recording 183,957 confirmed cases and 24,648 fatalities as of April 22. It is second to Spain, the third-worst hit in the world, with 204,178 recorded cases and 21,282 deaths.
In the US, as of this writing, there are 819,164 confirmed cases and 45,340 deaths.
The photos shared online by Mayor Gori show the city’s vacant church and cemetery. He also wanted to thank residents for staying at home amid the growing death toll as the Lombardy region alone had suffered 12,579 fatalities.
“The news I can give you today is finally positive. In these weeks there has been a decrease in the infections and deaths (from coronavirus),” Mayor Gori wrote on Twitter.
“The image of the church from the cemetery that was occupied by the coffins of many of our neighbours gives us the idea that we have gone through the most difficult phase and we can keep on having hope.”
He added: “We said that we could beat the virus and it seems it is happening.”
The mayor said the situation in Bergamo had ‘almost gone back to normality.’
Quarantine measures in the country are expected to be relaxed on May 4, with people possibly allowed to exercise outdoors.
What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments section and SHARE this story with your friends and family!
Replaced!