Climate protesters go online amid coronavirus pandemic


A 'Fridays for Future' climate activist placing hand-painted posters calling for climate change on the meadow in front of the Reichstag building as part of the global event called by Thunberg, on April 24, 2020 in Berlin. — AFP

Climate activists and school children across the world went online on April 24 in a global climate strike, a move prompted by the novel coronavirus pandemic that has banned large gatherings of people.

"Unfortunately, Covid-19 has put the world on hold, and we must adapt," the climate movement Fridays for Future said.

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