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Photos: Resilience in the face of a pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed us to unprecedented times. A flood of information about fresh cases, deaths, and impending social and economic effects emerges daily, weighing heavily on citizens worldwide. Meanwhile, for healthcare workers and other medical staff who are fighting the outbreak in often strained circumstances, exhaustion, fear and hope only add to these concerns.

Updated on: Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM IST

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Doctor Elisabeth Lenoir talks to Rudi Delfosse, a homeless man, after testing him for coronavirus at a hospital near Arlon, Belgium. For health workers like Lenoir, work poses risk of bringing home the infection to her family. On the flip side to the stress and stigma are times when local communities applaud the work of medical staff. “It gives you courage and makes you want to continue,” she said. (Francois Lenoir / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Doctor Elisabeth Lenoir talks to Rudi Delfosse, a homeless man, after testing him for coronavirus at a hospital near Arlon, Belgium. For health workers like Lenoir, work poses risk of bringing home the infection to her family. On the flip side to the stress and stigma are times when local communities applaud the work of medical staff. “It gives you courage and makes you want to continue,” she said. (Francois Lenoir / REUTERS)

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A nurse at the Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division hospital holds a protest demanding N95 masks and other critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to handle patients in the Bronx borough of New York City. Global shortages and delays in procurement of PPE spell higher chances of exposure to infection by health workers caring for the ill. (Brendan Mcdermid / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

A nurse at the Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division hospital holds a protest demanding N95 masks and other critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to handle patients in the Bronx borough of New York City. Global shortages and delays in procurement of PPE spell higher chances of exposure to infection by health workers caring for the ill. (Brendan Mcdermid / REUTERS)

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Medical staff wearing protective face masks, work at the intensive care unit for coronavirus disease at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM) hospital in Paris. The rapid spread of COVID-19 and the severity of symptoms it can cause are taxing the limits of healthcare systems, and frontline workers combating the crisis. (Benoit Tessier / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Medical staff wearing protective face masks, work at the intensive care unit for coronavirus disease at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM) hospital in Paris. The rapid spread of COVID-19 and the severity of symptoms it can cause are taxing the limits of healthcare systems, and frontline workers combating the crisis. (Benoit Tessier / REUTERS)

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Geriatrician Federico De Luca is seen with Dr. Cinzia Gambarini as he sits up in bed after recovering from COVID-19 at the Circolo hospital in Varese, Italy. Italy has lost a hundred doctors to the pandemic since February according to Italy’s FNOMCeO health association. (Flavio Lo ScalzoREUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Geriatrician Federico De Luca is seen with Dr. Cinzia Gambarini as he sits up in bed after recovering from COVID-19 at the Circolo hospital in Varese, Italy. Italy has lost a hundred doctors to the pandemic since February according to Italy’s FNOMCeO health association. (Flavio Lo ScalzoREUTERS)

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A hospital worker is sprayed with disinfectant at the Guasmo Sur General Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The WHO estimates up to 10% of health workers are infected with COVID-19 in some countries. (Vicente Gaibor del Pino / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

A hospital worker is sprayed with disinfectant at the Guasmo Sur General Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The WHO estimates up to 10% of health workers are infected with COVID-19 in some countries. (Vicente Gaibor del Pino / REUTERS)

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Medical personnel gather around during a break in the COVID-19 unit at CHU de Liege hospital in Liege, Belgium. For health care professionals like doctors, nurses, paramedic and other medical staff in the frontline, camaraderie aids resilience in the face of mortality. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Medical personnel gather around during a break in the COVID-19 unit at CHU de Liege hospital in Liege, Belgium. For health care professionals like doctors, nurses, paramedic and other medical staff in the frontline, camaraderie aids resilience in the face of mortality. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

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A hospital worker rests on a cushion placed on top of pews as a funeral chapel converted into temporarily shelters for health workers from a nearby hospital in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The comforts of home aren’t viable options when balancing responsibility with contagion. (Eloisa Lopez / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

A hospital worker rests on a cushion placed on top of pews as a funeral chapel converted into temporarily shelters for health workers from a nearby hospital in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The comforts of home aren’t viable options when balancing responsibility with contagion. (Eloisa Lopez / REUTERS)

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Italian doctor Cecilia Bartalena, 35, rests with her face in her hands after returning home from a long shift in the emergency ward at the Cisanello hospital Pisa, Italy. Caring for COVID-19 patients, Bartalena has had to change how she interacts with her family --she uses a separate bathroom to her husband and four-year-old daughter, eats meals in a separate area and sleeps alone in her daughter's bedroom. (Lorenzo Marianelli via REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Italian doctor Cecilia Bartalena, 35, rests with her face in her hands after returning home from a long shift in the emergency ward at the Cisanello hospital Pisa, Italy. Caring for COVID-19 patients, Bartalena has had to change how she interacts with her family --she uses a separate bathroom to her husband and four-year-old daughter, eats meals in a separate area and sleeps alone in her daughter's bedroom. (Lorenzo Marianelli via REUTERS)

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Healthcare workers rest after finishing a roun of swab tests in Depok, Indonesia. Being around patients that are dying and that are sick for frequent and long shifts, health workers not only face physical risks but also the effects of stress and trauma on mental health. (Asprilla Dwi Adha /Antara Foto via REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Healthcare workers rest after finishing a roun of swab tests in Depok, Indonesia. Being around patients that are dying and that are sick for frequent and long shifts, health workers not only face physical risks but also the effects of stress and trauma on mental health. (Asprilla Dwi Adha /Antara Foto via REUTERS)

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Medical staff react after hearing a helicopter flying overhead, while people applaud in support for healthcare workers in Madrid, Spain. (Susana Vera / REUTERS)

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Medical staff react after hearing a helicopter flying overhead, while people applaud in support for healthcare workers in Madrid, Spain. (Susana Vera / REUTERS)

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Medical staff members wearing protective gear show their hands with the words written on gloves “Ce la faremo” (We'll make it) written on them as they treat patients in the intensive care unit at the Circolo hospital in Varese, Italy. (Flavio L0 Scalzo / REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 11, 2020 5:01 PM

Medical staff members wearing protective gear show their hands with the words written on gloves “Ce la faremo” (We'll make it) written on them as they treat patients in the intensive care unit at the Circolo hospital in Varese, Italy. (Flavio L0 Scalzo / REUTERS)

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