The spread of the Coronavirus is now a pandemic. The World Health Organization decreed it a few hours ago. On the day when the infection is officially considered global, Pope Francis entrusts theItaly and humanity to Our Lady of Divine Love.
A gesture of great deference already announced that comes on the day of prayer and fasting. In this historic moment of serious health emergency, the Pontiff invokes the protection of the Mother of God for the world as a sign of salvation and hope.
Prayer to Mary on the day the pandemic is made official
This is the prayer with which Pope Bergoglio entrusts the fate of Italians and of all humanity to the Virgin. “O Mary, you always shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the sick, who at the cross were associated with the pain of Jesus, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman people, know what we need and we are sure that you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, joy and celebration can return after this moment of trial.
Help us Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus will tell us, who took our sufferings upon himself and took upon himself our pains to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen. Under Your protection we seek refuge Holy Mother of God. Do not despise the supplications of us who are in trial and deliver us from all danger, oh glorious and blessed Virgin ”.
The pandemic
“We evaluated that the COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic situation ". This was announced by the head of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in the briefing from Geneva on the Coronavirus epidemic. “We are encouraged by the aggressive measures adopted by Italy, we hope they will have effects in the next few days. In the days and weeks to come - Ghebreyesus always said - we foresee an increase in the number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries ”. The president of the EU Commission, Ursula Von der Leyer said: "We are all Italians".
Economic aid from the Conte government
"We have allocated an extraordinary sum of 25 billion not to be used immediately but certainly to be used to cope with all the difficulties of this emergency ". He affirmed it Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at a press conference at the end of the council of ministers. The decree on economic measures for the Coronavirus emergency will be launched next Friday and will be 12 billion.
In the anti-Coronavirus decree there will be a procedural simplification for the suspension of first home loans for up to 18 months in the event of a reduction or suspension of working hours. In addition, the installments of mortgages and bank loans will also be suspended with partial support from the state guarantee.
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