Czechs light 30,000 candles for Covid-19 victims
By AFP
12 May 2021 |
1:42 pm
Almost 30,000 candles are lit at Prague Castle, the Czech Republic’s presidential seat, to commemorate victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cases are falling in the country which has loosened restrictions in the past month, reopening shops, zoos, and schools.
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