The Rio de Janeiro landmark lit up with flags of the countries impacted by the spread of COVID-19.
Brazil’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated on Wednesday night as a beacon of solidarity with the world’sFlags and maps of the countries impacted by the fast-spreading coronavirus strain were projected onto the 125-foot-tall statue in Rio de Janeiro. The hashtag #praytogether, translated into several languages, was also displayed on the monument.
The Chico Mendes Institute, a federal agency linked to Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment, is in charge of the park where the statue is located. The institute and other national parks it oversees at the end of the day on Tuesday in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, the illness resulting from the new coronavirus.
Flags of the countries affected by the spread of the new coronavirus are projected on the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on March 18, 2020. reports. Brazil confirmed its first death from the outbreak on Tuesday ― a 62-year-old man from São Paulo with a history of diabetes and hypertension. to direct more money toward protecting the economy and bolstering health care systems.
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