‘Everybody was fearful’ - Health workers share their COVID-19 experiences

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‘Everybody was fearful’ - Health workers share their COVID-19 experiences

Like many of her colleagues, Nurse Sian Smart-Seymour had fears in the early days following Jamaica’s confirmation of the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case in March last year. “I would think everybody was fearful. There was fear of...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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24

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19

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23

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