2 hours agoGermany commemorates 80 thousand victims of coronavirus
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Germany commemorates today at a national ceremony of 80 thousand Coronavirus victims. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-alter Steinmeier will participate in a mass at the Kaiser Wilhelm Church in Berlin, which was completely destroyed during the 1943 bombing, whose remains are involved in an anti-war memorial. They will receive [...]
They will attend a ceremony in Konzerthaus in the capital, where the president will give a speech.
With anti-Covid measures still in force restricting the gatherings, ceremonies will be broadcast live on public television.
In the quality of the president, I believe it is very important for us to stop and say goodbye to those who died during the pandemic, including those who did not fall victim to the virus, but who died alone because of it. After each number, there is a life”, President Steinmeier said, writes A2.
Leaders of 16 regional Lands urged citizens to join in memory by lighting candles at windows all weekend.
