LOOK: Frontliners grace the cover of Time magazine
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The new issue of Time magazine is dedicated to all the frontliners in the battle against the coronavirus disease.
The new issue of Time magazine is dedicated to all the heroes who are in the midst of the fight against COVID-19: the frontliners.
“Most weeks, deciding what to put on our cover is the subject of great internal debate. This week, it was simple,” wrote Edward Felsenthal, the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Time.
Its latest edition focused on the stories of the frontliners who risk their lives every day in this time of global health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus.
The five frontliners who made it to the covers were two paramedics, an anesthesiologist, a coroner, and a cafeteria worker.
According to Time, their stories were written: “often in their own words and illustrated with their own photographs.”
Tales of the frontliners
On Instagram, Time shared a few lines from its special report featuring the five frontliners.
A photographer turned paramedic in New Jersey named Danny Kim documented his personal experience in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I really want our voices to be heard," he told Time. "I want our story to be told from us directly."
Another paramedic named Alanna Badgley, who has been wearing the same N95 mask for two weeks, shared with the magazine that her team feels like they are being sent to battle without proper ammunition due to shortages of masks and gowns.
An anesthesiologist in Ravena, Italy named Francesco Menchise revealed that, “We are used to being under pressure, but we have never been under as much pressure as we are now.”
A coroner in Dougherty County, Georgia named Michael Fowler explained that the pandemic has turned their city upside down. He told Time, “The virus started spreading at a couple of funerals. Those individuals who attended the funerals went back into their neighborhoods, homes, and churches, and more people were infected. It hit like a bomb," he said.
Lastly, a school cafeteria worker named Yolanda Fisher expressed how honored she is to serve meals. She said, “Most people look at us as a cafeteria lady, I look at it as a service. If there wasn't an epidemic, we would be still serving kids who probably would not get another meal until the next day. It's an honor for us to serve those kids."
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