Bergamo, in northern Italy, is among the many communities around the globe dedicating memorials to commemorate lives lost in a pandemic that is nearing the terrible threshold of 5 million confirmed dead. Everywhere, the task of creating collective memorials is fraught, with the pandemic far from vanquished and new dead still being mourned. It gave a voice to all our loved ones that have been lost." A memorial wall in London similarly conveys the scale of loss, with pink and red hearts painted by bereaved loved ones on a wall along the River Thames. Both are emerging in the COVID-19 memorials.

Source: Fox News October 31, 2021 03:49 UTC