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In this photo taken on March 12, 2020, nurse Kim Eun-hee poses for a portrait on a break between shifts caring for patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at Keimyung University hospital in Daegu. - Teams of full-time and volunteer nurses caring for COVID-19 novel coronavirus patients in the largely shut-down city of at the centre of South Korea's outbreak city of Daegu are being hailed as heroes on the front line of South Korea's fight against the outbreak. The bandages they wear on their faces help to protect against painful sores incurred while wearing full protective suits for hours on end, and have come to represent their self-sacrificing efforts. Asked if she had a message to give, Kim replied, "I'm trying hard". (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)