It feels like there’s no room to breathe. Human struggles are dwarfed by conversations about numbers. Those figures usually represent deaths, confirmed cases, or the stock market. I’d like to take a chance to share some great stories which put the COVID-19 crisis in context. 1/?
“People like me have to go out and work. There’s just no way around it. And what happens if we can’t work? The bills will keep coming.” A few stories about those who need to work and are worried. By @laugrinspan https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241575821.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coro...
“‘I want to see you, see you,’ Jean Follett said.” This one makes my heart break a bit. Really engaging read about staying in contact with those in assisted living facilities. By @EvanMAllen https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/28/metro/i-just-dont-want-her-wither-away-visiting-mom-through-an-open-window/">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/2...
Restaurants are changing, struggling, and, in some cases, closing. “People like to think, ‘Oh, doing delivery means that there is no human contact.’ It’s not true,” said Eric Wang, co-owner of Thamee in D.C. Story by @timcarman Photos by @achungphoto https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/food/restaurant-industry-coronavirus-dc-md-va/?itid=sf_local">https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/...
And a Jersey story that details the world EMS are in today. "The E.M.T.s are doing their best to persuade their own frightened families that they won’t contaminate them.” Great photos by @nytchangster and story by @JanHoffmanNYT https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/health/coronavirus-emt-workers.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/0...