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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.
Hanoi, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the Vietnamese Communist Party on Friday underwent the COVID-19 swab tests at the 13th National Congress in Hanoi, in which members choose the party's new leadership. Vietnam detected Thursday 82 community Covid-19 infections after 55 days without local transmission. (Camera: LINH LUONG THAI).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS COLLECT SWAB SAMPLES FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM IN HANOI, VIETNAM.
Boston, Jan 19 (EFE / EPA) .- Members of the Grant AME Church in Boston, exhibited illuminated ribbons outside the church to represent the 13,795 dead in Massachusetts due to COVID-19.(Camera: CJ GUNTHER) SHOT LIST: RIBBONS HANGED OUTSIDE A BOSTON CHURCH TO HONOR COVID-19 VICTIMS IN MASSACHUSETTS, US.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) has tested positive for COVID-19 after sheltering in place with fellow lawmakers. Business Insider reports the 75-year-old cancer survivor is starting her third term. She announced her diagnosis on Twitter early Monday afternoon. Watson Coleman tweeted that she'd sheltered in place at the Capitol during Wednesday's attack, with 'several colleagues who refused to wear masks.' Another representative said last week that 'about half' of the 300 or 400 lawmakers who crowded into a secure location during the siege refused to wear masks. Watson Coleman says she's isolating at home, and while she's experiencing mild symptoms, she remains in good spirits.
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