The funeral of Valeria Sollai , the 62-year-old cook who died after being hospitalized for severe botulism poisoning, will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, August 27, at 4:00 PM, in the parish of Santissimo Redentore in Monserrato. She had consumed guacamole-based dishes during the Fiesta Latina held in Monserrato at the end of July. Sollai is the second victim of the bacteria : last August 8 , Roberta Pitzalis, 38, originally from Guasila and resident in Monserrato, who also attended the same event , died.

The administration's decision was made "considering that the funeral of Mrs. Roberta Pitzalis, a resident of Monserrato, took place in her home town, while that of Mrs. Sollai will be held on Wednesday the 27th in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer." This decision was also dictated by the desire "to express the city's shared condolences for the families of the two victims."

Flags on public buildings will be flown at half-mast throughout the day, and a minute's silence will be observed at 12:00 PM in municipal offices. All scheduled public events will be suspended, and the Administration will participate in the funeral service with the city banner. Mayor Tomaso Locci has also invited business owners and entrepreneurs to symbolically close their businesses at 4:00 PM, coinciding with the start of the funeral, and to suspend all events and initiatives until 6:00 PM, as a sign of respect and sympathy for the families' grief.

(Unioneonline/vf)

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