Look: Faces from the coronavirus frontlines

Exhaustion, fear and hope on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic

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A female soldier's goggles are covered with vapor after handling bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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A medical specialist wearing protective gear works at the intensive care unit of the Vologda City Hospital Number 1, where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Vologda, Russia. Despite the hardships and health risks, millions of essential frontline workers continue to do their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Professor Carole Ichai, head of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), is seen where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated at the Pasteur hospital in Nice, France.
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Medical workers in protective suits rest after hours of treating patients suffering from the coronavirus in an ICU at Hospital Juarez de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Physiotherapist Adrien adjusts his protective suit as he prepares to treat a patient suffering from the coronavirus in the ICU at the Robert Ballanger hospital in Aulnay-sous-Bois near Paris during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in France.
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Medical workers collect a swab sample from a boy to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Klang, Malaysia.
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A medical specialist puts on personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Vologda City Hospital Number 1, where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Vologda, Russia.
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A healthcare worker reads a patient’s chart as healthcare personnel treat people with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Lakin, Kansas, U.S.
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A patient suffering from the coronavirus is treated in the ICU at the Robert Ballanger hospital in Aulnay-sous-Bois near Paris during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in France.
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Members of the medical staff listen to a briefing about the coronavirus situation in the city at the department where patients suffering from the disease are treated, in the ICU at Havelhoehe community hospital in Berlin, Germany.
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Medical staff members work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated at the Pasteur hospital in Nice, France.
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A member of the medical staff removes a face mask after treating a patient suffering from the coronavirus in the ICU at Havelhoehe community hospital in Berlin, Germany.
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French anesthesiologist, Caroline Tesse, 34, wearing a protective suit and face mask, works in the ICU where people suffering from the coronavirus are treated at Cambrai hospital, France.
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A healthcare worker cleans his mask after collecting a sample from a person at a temporary testing site for the coronavirus in Mexico City, Mexico.
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A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen during a testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India.

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