Feature: Italy marks 1st National Day for COVID-19 victims

Italian national flags fly at half-mast on the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument in Rome, Italy, March 18, 2021. Italy on Thursday marked the first National Day of Remembrance for COVID-19 victims. According to the Health Ministry's data updated to Wednesday, Italy's death toll reached 103,432. Overall, it counts more than 3.2 million coronavirus cases, which included the deaths, plus over 2.6 million recoveries, and over 539,000 active infections. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)