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Grieving Northern Italians want answers on pandemic response

Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to the disease. The campaign for justice, led by bereaved relatives, has quickly ensnared Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.