A giant statue in Japan got a facemask on Tuesday, June 15.

The statue always has visitors who prayed to it for deliveries and blessings on new children.

Watch the video that captures the moment of the mask-wearinghere.

The statue is 187 feet high.

People wear a facemask on statue, pray for an end to coronavirus. Photo source: LinkedIn/ReutersSource: UGC

The black coloured 7m-tall carving situated in Rockefeller Center was sculpted in honour of the African culture.

It is said to have been designed by an African American artist, Sanford Biggers.

Tweeps bickered over why it should be tagged “in honour of African culture”.

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