In Rio de Janeiro the statue of Christ the Redeemer dressed in a gown

MOSCOW, April 13/ Radio Sputnik. With the statue of Christ the Redeemer on mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, doctors almost all over the world have received support on the backdrop of the spread of coronavirus infection, the monument of St. for a while “dressed” in a medical robe. About it writes on Monday “gazety”.

According to the Globo channel, thus the organizers expressed their gratitude to the doctors from all over the world in Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Italian, Chinese, French, Arabic and Russian, writing the word “thank you” in those languages.

Also, the statue was illuminated in the colors of the flags of the countries which suffered most from COVID-19: the US, Spain, Italy, China and Brazil itself.

it is Emphasized that the initiative was carried out in honor of Easter that Catholics have this year celebrated on April 12.

Earlier radio Sputnik reported that the concert of Bocelli in Milan attracted a record number of hits.

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