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<P><BIG><STRONG>Francesca* is a doctor from Bologna.</STRONG> For the last few
weeks her life has been turned upside-down by the coronavirus. <STRONG>She is at
the hospital working 15 hour shifts every day, risking contagion.</STRONG> For
weeks she has been far away from her children, who have been at their
grandparents’ house in another region in Italy. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>She is on the front line responding to a virus that wasn’t in her
vocabulary, or anyone’s, until December 2019 at the earliest. <STRONG>At
best, Italy is about 9 days ahead of the rest of Europe.</STRONG> [1]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Without the efforts of Francesca and her colleagues across the
continent, we clearly wouldn’t stand a fighting chance against this virus. They
are a beacon of hope and humanity in this moment that has shaken our sense of
normalcy.</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>So <STRONG>let's join forces to thank Francesca and all her incredible
colleagues across Europe.</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Our ask is simple. <STRONG>This Friday at noon, go to your door, or
window, or balcony and clap, shout, sing, bang pots, ring bells. </STRONG>We
want to make lots of noise to show our appreciation for all those incredible
health workers, without whom we would not have a fighting chance. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>We’ve already seen this applause action happening in Italy, Spain,
France and Portugal. But <STRONG>for a virus that knows no borders, neither
should our solidarity. </STRONG></BIG></P>
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<P><BIG>Daniele, a doctor from Bergamo, talks about his
colleagues, <EM>“who despite their already exhausting workloads, had never
known such levels of fatigue. […] There are no shifts anymore, no semblance
of hours. [...]</EM></BIG></P>
<P><BIG><EM>Doctors [are] moving beds and moving patients, nurses with tears in
their eyes because we can’t save everyone and because the vital signs of those
who are most sick reveal an already sealed destiny.“</EM> [2] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>He does not consider himself and his colleagues to be heroes -- they are
just doing their jobs. </BIG></P>
<P><STRONG><BIG>Let's give them a round of applause that can be heard from from
Porto to Sofia - let's give Europe’s health service professionals a
truly cross-border European thank you.</BIG></STRONG></P>
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<P><BIG>Don’t forget to spread the word! Share this email, share the <A
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or put a note through your neighbour's postbox!</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>With hope,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>Olga (Bologna), Laura (Brussels), Mika (Bordeaux) and the whole WeMove
Europe team</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>PS <STRONG>On Friday, don’t forget to share pictures and videos of the
action on social media and tag @wemoveEU in your post!</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>PPS On a final note: <STRONG>this situation didn’t just happen.</STRONG>
Part of the reason health workers are struggling is that public services have
been underfunded for years. <STRONG>The banks got bailed out, whilst the
hospitals got drained of their lifeblood.</STRONG> Europe was once proud of its
social model but now, in our would be 'developed countries', we are not managing
to respond to health crises, not even to give free healthcare to those who need
it in many countries. All of this can change. <STRONG>We are working on campaign
strategies to do that right now, so keep an eye out for more!
</STRONG></BIG></P>
<P><SMALL>*Her name has been changed to protect her identity</SMALL></P>
<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1]
https:<SPAN>//medium</SPAN>.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//www.facebook</SPAN>.com/daniele.macchini.52/posts/3395152210500625</SMALL></P>
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