The Heroes Fighting Coronavirus in Northern Italy

These are their stories.

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As coronavirus tore through northern Italy, hospitals became the front lines in a grueling war. Desperate patients crowded into emergency rooms, sick, dying and afraid. Here are the faces of the medical workers who fought to save them. These are their stories.

OUR COVER STORY Andrea Frazzetta   The Life and Death Shift We photographed the medical workers on the front lines in northern Italy. These are their stories. Photographs by Andrea Frazzetta

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