Christ the Redeemer lit up for #coronavirus solidarity

Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up last night with images of continents grappling with the coronavirus pandemic in a show of global solidarity.

At least 8,710 people have died from Covid-19, and 204,487 have been infected globally, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China in early December.

The World Health Organization categorised the outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March.