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Italian artist paints mural at hospital in Miami to honor nurses

Miami, May 13 (EFE / EPA) .- A mural more than 40 meters high now covers one of the walls of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital to honor and inspire health workers during the coronavirus pandemic.Italian street artist La Bianca completed the mural after 10 days and about 100 hours of work, and she hopes it will serve as "inspiration" for all those essential workers who put themselves at risk to help the population.(Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THEMORE THAN 40 METER HIGH MURAL BY ITALIAN ARTIST CLAUDIA LA BIANCA PAINTED AT THE JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MIAMI, FLORIDA (UNITED STATES) DEDICATED TO HEALTHWORKERS FIGHTING AGAINST COVID-19.SOUNDBITES: ARTIST LA BIANCA (IN SPANISH) (00: 00: 07-00: 00: 26) "Everyone is affected by this pandemic, but we artists have something special. Art has a very strong message – with art you can bring change and with art you can inspire,"NURSE LILY ACOSTA (IN SPANISH) (00: 00: 33-00: 00: 45) "Sometimes you leave so stressed with everything that is happening, with the seriousness of the patients that you have every day. When you leave and see such a beautiful piece, you are inspired,”