BUENOS AIRES, Dec 1 (AFP) - The obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires was covered by a giant pink condom Thursday as the city marked World AIDS Day.
The city's health secretary, Donato Spaccavent, said the condom was placed on the monument to show that "you cannot lower your guard" against AIDS, which affects more than 120,000 people in Argentina.
In a radio interview, Spaccavent encouraged condom use to prevent sexually-transmitted diseases and slammed critics of the obelisk's symbolic condom.
A record 40.3 million people live with HIV/AIDS in the world.
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