While the United States is now hard hit by the coronavirus epidemic, the Empire State Building is called upon to pay tribute to the nursing staff mobilized. This Tuesday, the emblematic building of the city was adorned with white and red lights to turn into a beacon, reports the Huffington Post .
The heart of New York is beating strong. ❤️
Our lights will shine in a dynamic heartbeat from 9-10PM tonight in support of the “@FOXTV Presents the @iHeartRadio Living Room Concert for America.” pic.twitter.com/woOhzoc1p0
As night falls, the antenna of the huge 381-meter tower changes appearance while the lower parts of the building take on a red color, as if to imitate a heartbeat.
Tonight in New York, the Empire State Building turned into a giant ambulance siren. A tribute to the medical personnel who fight against #coronavirus 🚨
(Video: @RitaJKing) pic.twitter.com/gzzYQmew43
The United States, hard hit
If part of the inhabitants of the big American city - which remains the epicenter of the coronavirus in the country - applauded the initiative, others found that the choice of a rotating beacon is worrying, given the context of the disease, CNews said. Some would have preferred to see only a beating heart, to make this night event more optimistic.
The United States is the world's first country with confirmed cases of Covid-19, with nearly 217,000 people affected and 5,137 deaths, according to updated figures from Johns Hopkins University released online on Thursday. The day before, a Russian plane loaded with medical equipment arrived in New York. The cargo will allow the United States to respond to the coronavirus epidemic.
On the French side, the Eiffel Tower also pays homage to all those mobilized in front of the Covid-19. From 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Parisian monument broadcasts thanks to caregivers.
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