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The date of March 18, 2020 remains engraved in the memory of the Italians.
An image, that of the military vehicles that transported the victims of a virus which was then still unknown to Bergamo, which contained the tragedy of the entire pandemic.
In memory of the victims we bow
. The entire national community is recognized in the pain of their families ".
This was stated by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of the National Day in memory of the victims of the Coronavirus epidemic.
"On this symbolic day - underlines Mattarella - that Parliament has chosen to establish, we have the opportunity to remember the many who are no longer there and, together, the contribution of those who have contributed to the safeguarding of collective health, to the functioning of essential services. Scientists and researchers, doctors, nurses, health personnel, public administrators, women and men of the Civil Protection, military and law enforcement, volunteers, have constituted a cornerstone on which we have been able to count. Our gratitude goes to all of them. ".
"The Republic is strongly committed to guaranteeing the rhythms of a renewed life of our community, without forgetting the lesson of what has happened" added the Head of State.
"The bewilderment in the face of such an insidious threat quickly gave way to a tenacious reaction, made up of courageous collective choices and prudent individual behavior, which allowed us to face a challenge unprecedented in the recent history of humanity".
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The spirit of sacrifice, the awareness of feeling responsible for one another, which the vast majority of our fellow citizens have shown they possess, constitute a precious heritage
for the challenges that the country is facing, not to be lost", he concluded. Mattarella.
