Flags at half mast and a minute of silence for Coronavirus victims. It is scheduled for noon today the initiative initially wanted by the president of the Province of Bergamo Gianfranco Gafforelli. As is well known, the city of Bergamo and all of Lombardy are among the areas most affected by the infection: a territory that is paying a very high price also for the large number of victims. At the moment of reflection, in memory of the Italian dead of the pandemic, all the presidents of the provinces and also all the mayors of the peninsula joined.
In fact at 12.00 the first citizens with their tricolor sash will be in front of the city buildings to observe a minute of silence. The flags of the municipalities will be displayed at half mast as a sign of mourning and as a sign of solidarity with local communities, struggling with an unparalleled emergency. To adhere to the tribute to the victims of the Covid-19 also Ali (Italian local authorities)
Flags at half mast to remember the dead of the pandemic
The initiative of the Italian provinces and municipalities was fully embraced by the Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Riccardo Fraccaro. The exponent of government, in recent days, he signed a circular asking that all public buildings display the Italian flag at half mast by 12.00 today.
The flag displayed in mourning for the thousands of Coronavirus deaths is also a sign of closeness to the victims' families. It is a sign of national participation in the condolences of the communities most affected. A tribute to those who lost their lives for Covid-19 and who, in the last moments of life, could not even have the comfort of family members as well as a worthy funeral.
The message of Antonio De Caro, president of Anci
The president of the National Association of Italian Municipalities (Anci) Antonio De Caro joined the initiative and sent a letter to the mayors of the country asking for their participation. “We all have images of the tragedy which is hitting so hard many northern cities and which is putting a strain on all the communities we administer ”.
So De Caro who added: "We mayors are the institutional representatives closest to the citizens, we become recipients and custodians of their legitimate concerns and their understandable anxieties. In short, we are the first line, subjected as we are to the strong pressure of the load of responsibility of an entire community ”.
Flags at half mast and a minute of silence: an ideal embrace from north to south
“The pressure to which we are subjected - commented De Caro - must not overwhelm us. The discouragement, which many of us also feel, cannot prevail indeed we must react with greater strength and determination to transmit trust and hope. We share this gesture to remember the many victims of this dramatic epidemic, to honor the sacrifice and commitment of health workers. Together to ideally embrace all of us, to be supportive of each other, as we mayors know how to do, many of whom are truly in the trenches".
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