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M.E.C., 22, a student in Aracaju, Brazil

“Muitas pessoas, incentivadas pelo presidente Bolsonaro, não levam a sério a situação e sinto muita insegurança aqui. Vejo que o caos é ainda pior para a população mais pobre, vez que além da falta de informação, em muito lugares não tem nem acesso a água encanada.”

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X.Y., 37, a medical worker in Wuhan, China

“在出征仪式上,我们重温了入党的誓言,又做了宣誓。L就站在人群的最后面,拿着手机给我拍照,一直看我。[…] 他跟我讲,从大方向上看,他是支持我来的。但是关起门来回到自己的小家,谁也不愿意把自己的另一半往火坑里推。“

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C.W., 18, a student in Carmel, IN

“…This was not my usual ‘I couldn’t sleep because I just watched a cute love story’. No, this was fear. Real fear. For the first time in my life, I felt true fear…”

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Y.P.F., 23, a human resource worker in Guiyang, China

“就像是世界末日一样 2020的2月和3月 街上几乎没有人没有车 整个城市都处于瘫痪状态 像是睡着了 […] 庆幸贵阳确诊的很少 很想见朋友见同事 想念走在大街上和朋友吵吵闹闹不戴口罩的日子 很多感觉都忘记了”

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