In this photo taken Thursday, March 26, 2020 an ambulance of the Civil Protection service is parked in a street to evacuate man suspected of having the coronavirus infection 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.