Guests of a nursing home watch television, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Capralba, near Cremona, Italy May 22, 2020. Picture taken May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's nursing homes, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic which claimed the lives of thousands of residents, face financial pressures that threaten to put many out of business and create a fresh elderly care crisis.
With costs escalating because of the pandemic and new admissions to care homes blocked in regions including Lombardy, the epicentre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak, care home operators say many may not survive without government help.
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