Published 14:57 IST, October 6th 2020

COVID-19: 20,000 empty chairs set up in honor of people who succumbed to pandemic in US

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, survivors and the relatives of victims have placed close to 20,000 empty chairs in an empty lawn across from the White House.

Reported by: Shubham Bose
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, survivors and relatives of victims have placed close to 20,000 empty chairs in an empty lawn across from White House. chairs represent less than one-tenth of victims to coronavirus victims in US which currently is worst affected country in world.

20,000 empty chairs placed across White House

families and survivors of Coronavirus have placed chairs across White House as a means to cope with devastating toll virus has taken on ir lives or ir loved ones and to drive home seriousness of pandemic to White House that has been criticized for its handling of outbreak. heartbreaking picture has gone viral I  social media.

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chairs were set up by an organised group called Covid Survivors for Change, group has also declared Sunday, October 4 as National Remembrance Day in hour of those who died from coronavirus. Take a look at powerful photo below.

In response to photo, re was a great outpouring of support with dozens of people flocking to comment section in order to offer ir prayers and share ir stories. Take a look at some of se reactions from users below.

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COVID-19 pandemic which saw its first outbreak in a wet market in Wuhan, China last year has w spre all across world. virus, named COVID-19 by World Health Organisation, has infected over 35 million people worldwide with global death toll crossing 1,000,000. US has reported more than 7.5 million positive COVID-19 cases and a death toll of over 210,000.

(Im: @DJKoessler/Twitter)

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14:58 IST, October 6th 2020