MOSCOW (Reuters) - A small Russian jewellery company specialising in science and medicine-themed ornaments has launched a coronavirus-shaped pendant, a move that has drawn accusations of insensitivity by some.
When the first microscopic images of the coronavirus emerged a few months ago, Dr. Vorobev, a jewellery firm based in Kostroma, a city around 300 kilometres (186 miles) northeast of Moscow, thought the intricately-shaped virus could become a good addition to its collection.
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