The Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil was lit up with flags and messages of hope on Wednesday in solidarity with countries affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
The statue, which overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro, was lit up with the flags of countries that have reported cases of the virus, as seen in the video uploaded by Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland’s National Public Service Broadcaster.
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A message urging the world to #praytogether was also projected onto the statue in different languages.
Rio de Janeiro’s Archbishop Orani João Tempesta held a mass at the landmark, and the church urged people to pray for the sick all over the world.
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To date, there are now at least 9,840 people worldwide that have died from COVID-19, according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of cases has reached 234,073 in 176 different countries in the world.
