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Milan city council halts cremations for deceased persons due ‘saturation’ of victims

cde.news desk 26 March 2020, 18:09 · 1 min read

epa08318730 An Italian flag waving next to the Madonnina, a gilded copper statue of Giuseppe Perego, depicting the Madonna Assunta and placed in 1774 on the main spire of the Milan cathedral become the symbol of the city, Milan, Italy, 24 March 2020. Tighter lockdown measures come into force as Italy remains under lockdown. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. EPA-EFE/ANDREA FASANI

Milan city council on Thursday ordered cremations to halt starting March 29 for people who died in, but were not resident in, the northern Italian city, due to a “saturation” of the Lambrate facility amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Milan city council halts cremations for deceased persons due ‘saturation’ of victims

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