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Italy's Bergamo demands answers for coronavirus deaths

The Italian region of Lombardy was the epicenter of Europe's coronavirus outbreak. One of the towns hardest hit was Bergamo, where locals say no family was left untouched. Now many are calling for those who failed to stem the crisis to be held to account.

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