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A memorial honours COVID-19 victims as anti-lockdown protests continue

Giselle Peixoto holds a portrait of herself with her late father Geraldo Diniz, who died from COVID-19, as she places flowers on his tomb at the Penitencia cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, where a memorial will honour his name and thousands of others.

Giselle Peixoto holds a portrait of her late father Geraldo Diniz, who died from COVID-19, as she places flowers on his tomb. Source: AP

Widespread anti-lockdown protests continue in Europe as health authorities struggle to respond to a deadly second wave of COVID-19 infections.


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