BBC North West Tonight has apologised after encouraging people to tie red ribbons round trees to remember victims of Covid on World AIDS Day.
The red ribbon is used as the universal symbol of awareness and support for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Yesterday, on World Aids Day, North West Tonight tweeted a video encouraging people to tie red ribbons to trees to remember those in the region who had died after contracting coronavirus.
“Thousands of people across our region have lost loved ones to Covid-19. Join us at BBC NW to remember those that have died, by tying a red ribbon to your Christmas tree or a tree in your garden.”
They also ran a segment on ‘Tree of Lives’ on the evening show.This led many to tweet their disapproval.