The national flag of Nepal was illuminated brightly on the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps, on April 25, as a display of solidarity amid the global Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative of light artist Gerry Hofstetter has seen the mountainside in the village of Zermatt, Switzerland, illuminated every day with flags of different countries since March 24.

 “Nepal is not only the country with friendly people but also the country with the highest mountains in the world. Therefore, Zermatt as a mountain village feels particularly connected. We send a strong sign of our solidarity,” Zermatt Tourism said in a Twitter post.

Every night, the popular mountain is lit up with projections of images, including flags of countries across the globe, that have been hit with the deadly disease. Words such as ‘hope’, ‘solidarity’ and ‘stay home’ have also been displayed.