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Rome, March 18 (EFE).- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) On March 18, 2020, a flight attendant looked out of the window of his house in Bergamo (northern Italy) and took a photo of military trucks transporting dozens of coffins to incinerators in other cities, an image that represents the tragedy of the pandemic in Italy.FOOTAGE OF ITALY.
Codogno (Italy), Feb 18 (EFE) .- (Camera: Gonzalo Sánchez) A year ago the small Italian city of Codogno scared the world as the first major focus of coronavirus in Europe: "It arrived like a meteorite", recalls its mayor, Francesco Passerini, settled in the relative calm that experience in battle gives and, above all, the arrival of the vaccine.FOOTAGE OF CODOGNO.SOUNDBITES OF THE TOWN'S MAYOR, FRANCESCO PASSERINI.TRANSLATION:1- Let's say the vaccine is the atomic bomb if we must compare it to a conflict. First, we had rifles and pistols, which have been good at resisting: distance, masks, gel, but it is clear that medical science on the one hand and vaccines on the other are the two great weapons that we must use against this virus.2- We talked about something that was unimaginable, that in Codogno, in the centre of the Po, at that time it was said that the risk areas were ports, airports, large infrastructures that we do not have. So it seemed absurd. And on the other hand, what we had seen or heard were images that came from China, from far away places.3- If we must compare it, more than an avalanche it was a meteorite.4- I decided with the parish that they would let me use some churches. We started with that of Christ (CHURCH), which became a shelter for our neighbours who had unfortunately died.5-It really seemed like a nightmare period, in which on the one hand it seemed that everyone had been to Codogno, something that we hope will happen soon when everything is over and we can talk to each other without these masks. I invite you all because I really want to make Codogno as alive, beautiful, and happy as it was and wants to be again.6- Mainly (the problems of the neighbours) are economic. Currently, the worst-hit sector is the commercial sector, catering, SMEs, the self-employed, who mainly live from community services and in the last 12 months, some of them have only opened for three and a half or four months.
Rome (Italy), Sep 14 (EFE), (Camera: Alvaro Padilla).- Six months after closing due to the coronavirus pandemic, most schools in Italy today opened their doors for a new school year that no one is predicting will be easy and with some protests over the lack of single-sex desks, masks or teachers. According to the Ministry of Education, some 5.6 million students out of 8.3 million returned to class today in 12 regions of the country and in the autonomous province of Trento. FOOTAGE OF THE RETURN TO CLASSES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COL DI LANA (ROME). INCLUDES STATEMENTS BY CARLA COSTETTI (DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER) - TRANSLATIONS:1.- I think that President Conte is a figure that should be left a little bit in the background to protect his son. This is neither better nor worse: unfortunately there are roles in which you cannot exercise parenthood with the freedom you would like. We are living in an evolving situation, and our difficulties are related to the need to keep up with the changes. And they are not changes in a family of four, it is about organizing, in our case, 1,500 students.2.- I believe that if everyone does what they should and keeps a certain amount of attention, we can move forward well. On the other hand, if we don't keep our distance, don't put on our masks, there are crowds, we will see the consequences. That's why this morning I insisted so much with the kids. Distance is essential.
Colombo, Apr 21 (EFE).- Sri Lanka on Tuesday relived the painful memories of the deadly Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, and injured around 500 exactly a year ago on Apr. 21. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE ATTENDING A SERVICE AT ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH, ONE OF THE BOMBING SITES, IN SRI LANKA, AND VISITING THE CHURCH'S CEMETERY WHERE VICTIMS OF THE BOMBING WERE BURIED.
Continuing an annual tradition, Romans jump off a bridge into the Tiber river to celebrate the New Year. IMAGES
In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
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