THREAD: The new coronavirus has sickened thousands of America’s first responders and killed dozens. Many who have recovered are going back to work — back to the crime scene, back into the ambulance, back to the jail. Here are some of their stories.http://apne.ws/OQQH3Bk
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FDNY Paramedic Alex Tull feels out of breath after walking up a few flights of stairs and has a cough that just won’t quit. He fears his nagging cough might infect his partner or their patients.pic.twitter.com/KHErVTltBi
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Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman likely contracted the virus during one of the meetings where officials strategized to keep others safe. “If we had to be the sacrificial lambs … then I will gladly take it any day.”pic.twitter.com/gMqRa50nPC
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistants Christopher Lumpkin and Sonia Munoz likely contracted the coronavirus working shifts in the 184-bed inmate hospital ward at the Twin Towers jail. “I have to go back to the lion’s mouth,” Munoz said.pic.twitter.com/zH5GckygUm
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Read and watch more stories from first responders who have recovered from COVID-19 and are now going back to work. MORE: http://apne.ws/N16no8T http://apne.ws/18hooJ6
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This virus is not worth dying for! Your life is the most important thing. I have been talking to a State Trooper in New Jersey and people are so desperate and now using guns! Take good care of yourself. There is only one you!
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