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VIENNA (AFP) - The last time Sieglinde Schopf hugged Hannes, her husband of almost 50 years, was before he boarded a train to go skiing in Austria's popular Alpine province of Tyrol last March. A few weeks later, in April, the 72-year-old, infected with coronavirus, died alone, hooked up to a hospital bed. "My entire world shattered into pieces," says Ms Schopf, who had convinced her husband to go to Ischgl, which ended up becoming one of Europe's coronavirus hot spots last year. "I can't forgive myself, because in the end, I sent him to his death." Now a year later, hers is one of 10 lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from Austria and Germany who seek compensation, alleging that Austrian authorities failed to respond quickly enough to coronavirus outbreaks in Ischgl and other resorts. More than 6,000 people from 45 countries claim they got infected - the majority of them in Ischgl - where unwitting tourists continued to ski, drink and party, while the virus was spreading, according to Austrian consumer rights association VSV, which is collecting the complaints. 'Broad spectrum' of suits Ms Schopf believes that her husband, a retired journalist and avid
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