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Nerja in mourning for corona virus victims The flag of Nerja, on the balcony of the Town Hall and other municipal buildings, flies at half mast, as a show of the sorrow of the nerjeños y nerjeñas for all the people who have died in our country due to the coronavirus, Covid-19, as well as for those who die until the end of the epidemic. This has been decreed by the mayor, José Alberto Armijo, who states that “this measure is intended to make visible the manifestation of respect and solidarity of Nerja with the families of all the victims. This measure has been adopted after consulting the spokespersons of the Corporation’s municipal groups and we will maintain it until we defeat the epidemic.” Armijo has pointed out that “the death in our country, today, of more than four thousand people, more than one hundred and thirty in Andalusia, and the tragic prospect that the number will continue to increase in the coming days, is sufficient reason for condolences to the families of all those killed by this terrible virus.” yesterday, the flags of its headquarters and buildings have been flying at half-staff. Likewise, it reiterates the need to maintain a disciplined behaviour of confinement in the homes, “so that this terrible situation ends as soon as possible.” Nerja thus joins the initiative of the Málaga Provincial Council, by which, since Nerja Town Hall Office of Communication 27 March 2020 39