ANNALISA MALARA IS THE INTENSIVIST AND ANAESTHESIOLOGIST WHO DIAGNOSED ITALY’S (AND EUROPE’S) FIRST DOMESTIC COVID-19 CASE THANKS TO A NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB TEST ON FEBRUARY 20, 2020, EVEN IF THE PATIENT - A 38 YEARS OLD HEALTHY ATHLETE - DIDN’T MEET THE NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR NOVEL CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A FEW PICTURES OF DR. MALARA DURING HER LAST VISIT INSIDE THE COVID INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF THE LODI HOSPITAL, NEAR MILAN, A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO HER TRANSFER TO AN OTHER HOSPITAL.
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