Its area is nearly two thousand square meters.
In flushing meadows-Corona Queens new York, there was a memorial dedicated to the medical workers who are risking their lives and health in the fight against coronavirus.
In the area of 1860 square meters on the pavement a portrait of Dr. Idelfonso Deco, who died from the coronavirus, saving the lives of patients. Memorial called Somos La Luz (“We are light”) — work Cuban American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, who decided thus to pay tribute to the dedicated physicians.
Dr. Deck was a Latin American doctor who fought the pandemic in new York, and was a member of the organization SOMOS Community Care, which mainly consists of immigrants Latino and the Chinese doctors who treat African-American and Hispanic communities.
Park flushing meadows-Corona as the location for the memorial was also not chosen by chance. It is located in one of the most affected areas new York.
Catherine Gura
