- Title: Argentines in mass mourning for COVID victims
- Date: 4th September 2021
- Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (SEPTEMBER 4, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ROCKS IN MEMORY OF COVID-19 VICTIMS LAYING AT SAINT MARTIN MONUMENT AND PROTESTERS SURROUNDING IT PROTESTERS LAYING ROCKS TO REPRESENT COVID-19 VICTIMS ROCKS IN MEMORY OF COVID-19 VICTIMS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PLACING PHOTOS OF COVID VICTIMS AT MONUMENT (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTER, MAITA VOLGUERA, SAYING: "I think it is a way of honoring something unfortunate that has affected families and the whole country. This is a way of showing our grief." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CRYING FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS AT PROTEST PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE CASA ROSADA VARIOUS OF NAMES OF AND MESSAGES FOR PANDEMIC VICTIMS ON ROCKS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTER, ALICIA CORREA, SAYING: "We want this place to become a museum of memory, like the other museums that remind us of this country's tragedies. I want this to end because I am sick and tired of this government." PEOPLE PROTESTING PEOPLE PLACING PHOTO OF COVID VICTIM AT MONUMENT VARIOUS OF PEOPLE APPLAUDING VARIOUS OF ROCKS IN MEMORY OF COVID-19 VICTIMS PROTESTER LOOKING AT MONUMENT
- Embargoed: 18th September 2021 23:30
- Keywords: Buenos Aires COVID-19 President Alberto Fernandez Protest coronavirus pandemic politics
- Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- Country: Afghanistan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001ETB0093
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Hundreds of Argentines took to the country's streets on Saturday (September 4) to protest the government's handling of the pandemic, laying rocks near the Casa Rosada to represent the more than 112,000 people who died from COVID-19 in the country.
Called the 'Marcha de las Piedras', or 'March of the Rocks' in English, protesters gathered outside the government palace in Buenos Aires.
Many of the rocks laid out by the protesters featured messages of love and loss for victims gone too soon.
They also expressed public anger of President Alberto Fernandez, after he admitted a gathering was held in contravention of lockdown rules to celebrate the birthday of First Lady Fabiola Yanez.
After months of lockdown, Argentina is easing restrictions to allow for gatherings such as these to remember the victims of the pandemic.
Argentina has registered over 5 million COVID-19 cases and 112,356 deaths.
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