BUENOS AIRES: As the Covid-19 pandemic is posing the most dangerous challenges and socio-economic consequences in the world, the Argentine government on Sunday called for national unity to overcome the pandemic, as it mourned more than 92,000 people who died from Covid-19 in the country.
"We are here to remember each of the people who were fatal victims of the pandemic. Each of them had a name, a life," said Argentine President Alberto Fernandez during a ceremony held at the Kirchner Cultural Center of Buenos Aires. This is a ceremony of recollection and reflection," he said when attending the ceremony along with representatives from various sectors of society, including essential workers and provincial Governors, as per reports.
"With this pandemic, we are witnessing a true cataclysm that is plaguing humanity. The millions of deaths have shocked the entire world, as well as the almost 100,000 deceased in our own country," he added. Argentina last reported 4,393,142 cases and 92,317 deaths from Covid-1.
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