Peru: Archbishop fills cathedral with images of over 5,000 COVID-19 victims

Archbishop in Peru h entire cadral filled with self-portraits of over 5,000 victims of COVID-19 on June 15 in a bid to criticise country’s health system. According to Archbishop Carlos Castillo while coronavirus cases continue to be at an upswing in Pery and South America as a whole, medical facility in region “is based on egotism and on business and t on mercy and solidarity with people”. With World Health Organisation (WHO) calling South America as “new epicentre” of COVID-19 pandemic, Peru has recorded over 232,992  confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 6,860 deaths. 

According to an international media ncy, hundreds of people who died of coronavirus infections have lost ir lives without receiving any medical assistance while some did t have financial resources to afford treatment. Moreover, an ecomic contraction of at least 12 per cent in 2020 has been predicted for Peru. Amid se trying times, cleric called for solidarity with poor. Castillo ted that apart from COVID-19 pandemic, a more challenging time is approaching nation that is famine.

“An even harder moment is coming,” Castillo said. “It would be terrible if in times to come we have thousands of se photos,  but de of hunger.”

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Reportedly, it was church workers who spent several days to attach portraits of victims that included frontline fighters, children, grandparents and some were even infants. At least 84 pews were alrey filled with ims after which Castillo ordered thousands of photos to be attached to base of columns in cadral. Among se ims, re were stills of children hugging grandparents or woman dancing with her son.

Im Source: AP

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Second in Latin America

Meanwhile, Peru has emerged as second worst-hit country in Latin America, just after Brazil. According to John Hopkins University, Brazil has reported 888,271 COVID-19 cases till w with 43,959 deaths. Although, Peru was one of first nations on continent to anunce stringent precautionary measures to curb spre of coronavirus including stay at home orders, lockdown and border closings. Peru’s nearly 20 per cent population is below poverty line and has failed to contain virus till w. 

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(Inputs/Im: AP)