Over 600 journalists died from Covid-19 in 2020, India third victim nation
6th Jan 2021 | Get In Lamka | By:Navia Thauria Guwahati Correspondent.
Geneva/ Guwahati, 6 Jan 2020: The Covid-19 pandemic has taken away the lives of
over 600 journalists in 59 countries since March 2020 that implies the
global media fraternity lost two scribes per day on average, said
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), an international media watchdog based in
Switzerland.
“Of the 602 journalists who have died from Covid-19 complications
since 1 March 2020, Latin America leads with more than half of the
victims (303 deaths). Asia follows with 145 dead, ahead of Europe
(94), North America (32) and Africa (28),” added the statement from PEC
(www.pressemblem.ch).
It also deplores that many media warriors’ deaths could have been
prevented. The forum emphasizes on financial assistance to the
bereaved journo-families who died of Covid-19 aggravated ailments and
demands that media workers should get the priority access to
immunization upon request.
