In Prague, 25 thousand crosses were applied to paving stones in memory of the victims of covid

On the paving stones of the Old Town Square in the center of Prague on the morning of Monday, March 22, images of 25 thousand white crosses appeared. So in the capital of the Czech Republic honored the memory of the victims of the coronavirus. Exactly a year ago, the first patient died from COVID-19 in the country; in total, 24,810 people died during the pandemic.

Church bells rang at noon, a minute of silence passed. The lights on the observation tower on Petrin Hill will be extinguished in the evening, Radio Liberty reports..

The first case of coronavirus infection in the Czech Republic was recorded on March 1, 2020. On March 12, the government declared a state of emergency and severe restrictions throughout the country.. By the summer, restrictions were eased, but then a sharp increase in the number of infected people began..