Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.
End of dialog window.
As Russia battles the world's third-highest COVID-19 caseload (362,342+ and counting), the spotlight turns to those fighting in the trenches. Six medical workers reveal the raw emotions behind their masks – from sleepless ICU nights to video calls replacing family hugs.
The Human Cost of 'Just Numbers'
\"We've become professional goodbyes,\" shares nurse Irina Petrova, describing how teams now simultaneously comfort terminal patients and prep emergency beds. Others confess to crying in storage closets before returning to duty with renewed resolve.
Gamer Medics Unite
Younger staff channel gaming logic into pandemic triage. \"It’s like playing 'Plague Inc.' in reverse,\" jokes 24-year-old paramedic Dmitry Volkov, referencing the viral strategy game. \"But the reset button? That’s what we’re fighting for.\"
Midnight Motivations
A neonatal specialist moonlighting in COVID wards captures shifts through smartphone photography – IV drips glowing like constellations, foggy face shields mirroring streetlights. \"These remind us,\" she says, \"that even our darkest nights have sparks of hope.\"
The Human Cost of 'Just Numbers'
Gamer Medics Unite
Midnight Motivations
Angels in White: Wuhan Nurses Share Their COVID-19…
