Memorials created across globe to remember millions who have died in pandemic

Zoe Nassimoff looks at white flags that are part of an art installation in Washington DC in remembrance of Americans who have died of Covid (AP)

The Italian city that suffered the brunt of Covid-19’s first deadly wave is dedicating a vivid memorial to the pandemic dead.

The memorial in Bergamo is a grove of trees, creating oxygen in a park opposite the hospital where so many died, unable to breathe.