In this photo taken Thursday, March 26, 2020, members of the Civil Protection service, Vincent Jactel, left, and Aurore Lejeune, right, escort a 27-year-old pregnant woman suspected of being infected with the Covid-19 virus in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
March 29, 2020
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March 29, 2020 11:42 p.m.
AP PHOTOS: France's front-line volunteers brave virus risks
PARIS (AP) — They don't have to put themselves in harm's way, but the volunteers of France's well-known Civil Protection service have chosen the front line in the fight against the coronavirus. They are often the first to knock on the doors of people calling for help, and who may have the infection or whose confirmed case has taken a downturn.