Since being shared online, the picture of the heart-rending array has gone viral on social media and left many emotional.On the occasion of National Covid-19 Day of Remembrance, a heartbreaking picture of 20,000 empty seats representing the lives lost due to the novel coronavirus has gone viral on social media.
The US has recorded over seven million COVID-19 cases, including 2,00,000 deaths. Each empty chair on display represented 10 lives lost, a local website Washingtonian said.
The image was shared by a user DJ Koessler along with a caption that read, “Today is National COVID-19 Day of Remembrance. 20,000 empty chairs on the Mall to honour the 209,000+ lives lost. All within eyesight of the White House.”
The tribute was hosted by Covid Survivors for Change, which comprises of families of victims and survivors in an attempt to urge elected officials to do more to “develop a national plan for safety and recovery,” the website stated.
Today is National COVID-19 Day of Remembrance.
20,000 empty chairs on the Mall to honor the 209,000+ lives lost. Each representing one of those empty seats at the kitchen table @JoeBiden talks about. All within eyesight of the White House. pic.twitter.com/2urcOUmJef
— DJ Koessler (@DJKoessler) October 4, 2020
Since being shared online, the picture of the heart-rending array has gone viral on social media and left many emotional.
“To all of the families who have suffered greatly or lost loved ones from this virus, I am sincerely sorry for what you have gone through,” read one of the many comments on the viral post.
I noticed that too.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic I wouldn’t be surprised if they ran into logistical & supply-chain limitations that prevented them from placing a chair for every person who has succumbed to COVID-19.
— JustAnotherManic2020 (@JustAManic2020) October 4, 2020
To all of the families who have suffered greatly or lost loved ones from this virus, I am sincerely sorry for what you have gone through.
— Gail Ryff (@GailRyff) October 4, 2020
Thank you so much. Just cried my way through this thread. We lost my mom to Covid in a nursing home. They couldn’t get the proper PPE equipment while Trump sat on his hands. Thanks for the sweet comment.❤️
— Tyler (@ghtyler1) October 4, 2020
One of those chairs is for my mom. ❤️
— Debbie (@debc6582) October 5, 2020
Great idea. Truly a national tragedy of epic proportions.
— Tyler (@ghtyler1) October 4, 2020
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First published on: 05-10-2020 at 06:06:09 pm
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