Oberstleutnant Robert Stealey von der New Yorker Armee-Nationalgarde hält eine Einweisung im Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, NY, am 24. März 2020. Das Convention Center wird als alternative Pflegestelle im Rahmen der Multi-Agentur-Reaktion New Yorks auf COVID-19 genutzt. (USA Foto der Air National Guard von Senior Airman Sean Madden)
5142 x 3768 px | 43,5 x 31,9 cm | 17,1 x 12,6 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
24. März 2020
Ort:
USA
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