A South African church is honouring the country's coronavirus victims by putting out white ribbons to mark each and every death from the disease.
South Africa: Ribbons to remember COVID-19 victims
A caretaker, ties ribbons onto the fence to represents a South African who has died from Covid-19, at St James Presbyterian church.
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The fence outside St. James Presbyterian church in Johannesburg is a stark reminder of the suffering caused by the pandemic in South Africa.
"We feel honoured, because we honour the people who passed away from coronavirus. So I think it means a lot to us and to the people of South Africa," explained Rhudzani Makuya, a church caretaker.
Every morning, the church's caretakers walk out from the church with a bucket full of ribbons to tie them to the fence.
The fence has turned into a wall of white satin. Each ribbon represents one the almost 8,000 people killed by the virus so far.
"So we wanted a visual representation of that pain and suffering", said Gavin Lock, the Reverend of St. James Presbyterian Church.
"And to give people a visual reminder that this is something that is real."
More than half the coronavirus cases on the African continent, over five hundred thousands, are in South Africa.