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As soon as she became aware of the extent of the coronavirus epidemic, Nathalie Cunliffe did not hesitate for a minute: "it was for me absolute evidence. As soon as I knew there was a epidemic I knew that I was going to make myself available ", tells the microphone of Europe 1 this school nurse, who spent twelve years in humanitarian work.
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She is not part of the health reserve that the government called for mobilization on March 6 because she is not available full time, having to take care of her 13-year-old daughter. But Nathalie Cunliffe assures him: "Anyway, this is my place. Where I will be useful, I will be".
"We can't be everywhere"
She is therefore helping in an Ile-de-France hospital for adult emergencies and should also come to support "a special Covid center which is being set up". "I also volunteered to help people in precarious situations but we can't be everywhere. There is a lot, a lot of work so you also have to know how to concentrate, stay in your place," he explains. she.
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And it is thanks to the application developed by the regional health agency that she was able to know where to make herself useful: "a kind of hospital Tinder", she laughs: "The professionals put their profiles, hospitals or nursing homes indicate their needs and we can get in touch and be able to go and support the teams. " Like her, students, retired and non-assigned medical staff are mobilized every day to help those already in place who are coping with the influx of patients.