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Margot Buff

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April 17, 2020
Survivors' Stories: The Trauma Of Severe COVID-19

Some patients with severe cases of COVID-19 recover fully after intensive treatment, but the process is long and harrowing. Survivors describe the nightmare of seeing their skin turn blue, saying goodbye to loved ones, and witnessing others succumb to the disease.
April 07, 2020
Masks For Everyone? More Countries Are Making Them Mandatory

More countries and regions are advising -- or requiring -- all residents to wear face masks in public to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. While fabric masks don't provide full protection, doctors say they can help block transmission from people who don't yet know they're sick.
March 20, 2020
Iranians Turn To Good Deeds In Dark Times

As Iran battles the coronavirus epidemic, people across the country have been working to ease the impact of the crisis. Volunteers are distributing food aid to poor families, sterilizing surfaces in public places, and sewing extra face masks for health workers.
August 29, 2019
Displaced And Desperate, Afghan Kids Search Trash For Food

At the Tagab settlement in Kabul, hundreds of families displaced by conflict and drought live in grinding poverty. The job of bringing home food often falls to the children, who are forced to sift through garbage dumps in search of scraps or anything of value to sell.
October 22, 2018
'Everyone Is Dead': Wedding Bombing Devastated A Pakistani Family

In 2013, a bombing at a market in Peshawar struck a passing wedding party, killing 18 members of one family. One survivor who was seriously injured is now helping to raise 12 children who lost one or both parents in the attack.

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