On the wall of St. Joseph’s Church hangs a black-and-white photograph with a caption remembering when the Italian parish of Seriate gave 270 people emergency “hospitality” last year - coffins of the dead from COVID-19, sometimes up to 40 at a time.
As Italy struggled to bury thousands of people who died from Covid-19 in March last year, St Joseph's Church gave 270 deceased a dignified temporary place of rest so they would not have to wait in a warehouse for burial or cremation.
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