Woman in Italy is stuck with the body of her husband who died from coronavirus

An Italian woman has been unable to leave her apartment where her husband’s dead body is being kept due to quarantine restrictions, according to Giancarlo Canepa, the mayor of Borghetto Santo Spirito

“Yes, it is true she is still there with the body and we won’t be able to remove it until Wednesday morning,“ the mayor said. Canepa said quarantine protocol states that no one is allowed to approach the body.

The story made headlines in Italy as stories emerged of the wife’s despair at remaining locked up with her husband’s dead body for hours on end.

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