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In this photo taken Thursday, March 26, 2020, Vincent Jactel, a member of the Civil Protection service, checks the pulse of a 27-year-old pregnant woman suspected of being infected with the Covid-19 virus in a social housing building in Paris. They don't have to put themselves in harm's way, but the volunteers of France's well-known Civil Protection service choose 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. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

In this photo taken Thursday, March 26, 2020, Vincent Jactel, a member of the Civil Protection service, checks the pulse of a 27-year-old pregnant woman suspected of being infected with the Covid-19 virus in a social housing building in Paris. They don't have to put themselves in harm's way, but the volunteers of France's well-known Civil Protection service choose the front line in the fight against the coronavirus. They are often the first to knock on the doors of people ca…

March 29, 2020

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AP PHOTOS: France's front-line volunteers brave virus risks
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.