Latest Stories from the COVID-19 Crisis

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“Wear a mask. Save a life.”

Hands clasped.

“Our whole nursing unit looked forward to hearing him sing to her.”

By Isabella Park

“Mother’s Day was bittersweet this year.”

“Mother’s Day was bittersweet this year.”

By Isabella Park

Skyline of Chicago

"I am proud and grateful to be a social worker."

By Laura Donnan

I learned the family’s concern was racial inequality in the health care setting

“I learned the family’s concern was racial inequality in the health care setting.”

By Patricia Daly

Stone slabs atop a grassy field with sunlight streaming through grey clouds.

“Could we look at this more closely… and possibly offer a better ending?”

By Sarah E. Hull, M.Ed

A hand holds a pile of brightly colored cloth masks.

“Please wear a mask… My life matters. Stop putting it at risk and just put on the mask.”

An empty parking garage with signs saying Park and Exit.

"We are living through history."

By Thomas Backus

ways to prevent telemedicine from becoming lesser medicine

"I recently had my first telemedicine primary care visit."

By Trissa Torres

Toddler looking out window

"Seeing my kids suffer makes me question my own choices."

By Rebecca Pelton

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"Sometimes, this illness, this suffering, wants to break my soul."

Four men sit in a room playing instruments.

“For the socially disadvantaged and vulnerable, social isolation might be the blade that cuts the last fiber of the safety net protecting them from the bottom.”

By Nick Christian

“COVID-19 has taught us how closely we are all connected.”

“COVID-19 has taught us how closely we are all connected.”

By Genoveva Islas

A lit up Ferris wheel at night.

"And the world spins madly on."

By Avnee Nulkar

An empty city street.

"What a paradox."

The inside of an empty airplane with blue seats.

“How would I be able to help my sister?”

By Julia Atkins, MD

The sun setting over the water.

“The sense of community is overwhelmingly positive.”

By Tidelands Health

A black and white image of a woman wearing a face mask.

“We had never seen anything like this, and the lack of experience made me question myself every day.”

By Joan Rosegreen

A student at graduation faces away from the camera wearing a black graduation cap.

“This is ‘by far the most useful and important work I have been called upon to do.’”

A list of house rules during COVID-19.

“We’ve been focusing on our coping mechanisms.”

By Alison Kapadia

My biggest concern is keeping staff safe

“My biggest concern is keeping staff safe.”

For Once

"For once."

A doctors hand holds a stethoscope and mask

“Your first COVID-19 case arrives tonight!”

By Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey

Scrabble tiles form the word CONTACT.

“We need to change ‘social distancing’ to ‘physical distancing’ and ‘social closeness.’”

By Maureen Bisognano

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