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Brasilia, Oct 15 (EFE) .- An association of victims Friday placed 600 white flags in front of the Brazilian Congress, in Brasilia, in memory of the more than 600,000 Covid-19 related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.The symbolic act was organized by the Association of Victims and Family Members of Covid Victims (Avico), created in April this year with the aim of putting pressure on the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has consistently diminished the seriousness of the health crisis.(Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN)SHOT LIST: WHITE FLAGS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE BRAZILIAN CONGRESS IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL. SOUND BITES:Antonieta Alves, volunteer:"This act represents a large part of the pain of each of these families and our outrage at the government's contempt for these victims, because today 600,000 have been trivialized. 600,000 no longer means anything, you know? It's as if we hadn't started to die. The government does not take things into consideration and the people trivialize these 600 thousand. The families that lost their relatives and friends felt it. We feel that each one of these exceeds 600 thousand. "Carla Marcia Davi, volunteer:"We could have a health (policy) that would reduce deaths in the country, but unfortunately our government is negligent, it does not contribute with vaccines, to our public health. We are in a very difficult moment in our country, of mourning, abandonment and total poverty. "
Buenos Aires, Aug 16 (EFE).- Hundreds of people took part in the "march of the stones" in Argentina on Monday to honor those who had died due to Covid-19 during the past year-and-a-half and protest against President Alberto Fernández's administration for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.The emotional march was convened on social media by citizens who were unable to say goodbye to loved ones or be with them during their last moments due to health restrictions that prevented them from going near their sick family members, travel within the country or perform funeral ceremonies.The participants placed a stone in front of Casa Rosada, the seat of the government, and at the Olivos presidential residence, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, but also in other iconic spots in the interior of the country. (Camera: ALBERTO CARATOZZOLO). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS PLACE STONES WITH THE NAMES OF VICTIMS OF COVID-19 DURING A PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS, IN FRONT OF THE CASA ROSADA (EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS), IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Washington, Jun 14 (EFE/EPA).- The United States was on the verge Monday of an accumulated 600,000 deaths from Covid-19, a grim reminder of the toll taken by the disease amid encouraging declines in fatalities and new infections.The number of lives cut short by coronavirus in the US stood at 599,796, according to the independent tally kept by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. (Camera: WILL OLIVER). SHOT LIST: MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR VICTIMS OF COVID-19 AT THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
Boston, Jan 19 (EFE / EPA) .- Boston City Hall was illuminated Tuesday with amber lights to honor the more than 400,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the United States.(Camera: CJ GUNTHER) SHOT LIST: THE BOSTON CITY HALL ILLUMINATED IN HONOR OF THOSE KILLED BY COVID-19 IN THE US.
Lawrence, Oct 15 (EFE / EPA) .-The Mayor of Lawrence has organized to display 144 empty chairs to honor the victims of COVID-19. Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera's inspiration for the Empty Chair Memorial came from the recent memorial installation in Washington DC, and urges residents to wear a mask saying, 'It is time for us to make it a personal responsibility to stop the spread, because until we do we will keep adding chairs.' (Camera: CJ GUNTHER) SHOT LIST: EMPTY CHAIRS IN THE CAMPAGNONE COMMON PARK IN TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF COVID-19 IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSSETTS, US.
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