< Previous– 10 – Nitin Gupta This shows an on-duty clinical microbiologist/infectious disease physician with mask, goggles, white coat, stethoscope, swab (right hand) and viral transport medium (left hand). It almost appears as if she is emerging from a cloud of darkness. This drawing was modelled on a painting of a warrior princess (presumably) I saw in a church in Lausanne. This is dedicated to all the COVID-19 warriors. PAINTING COVID warrior– 11 – Evangelia-Theophano Piperaki Corona means crown. He is now the sad king of viruses... PAINTING Corona– 12 – Ana Florencia Vega Benedetti This painting represents my daily life during lockdown in Cagliari. During this period I wrote the project presented at ESCMID research grants. At the computer screen I described it, showing the DNA methylation pattern of macrophages possibly altered by Leishmania. The maps are from Argentina where I come from and where leishmaniasis is a health problem, and Italy where I currently study DNA methylation. The door-window was my contact with the outside: deserted streets, closed stores, people at the balcony and flamingos. Coronavirus is illustrated with COVID-clouds but behind the sun shines with the hope that this emergency will end. PAINTING Research work during pandemic– 13 – Angel Ros Die In Valencia the most important festivals are the Fallas. Declared artistic cultural heritage of humanity. They are celebrated in March. Last year in Spain we were confined on March 14 with what could not be celebrated. In the image is the Falla of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, already with a mask. PHOTO- GRAPHY No Fallas– 14 – Angel Ros Die At 8 p.m. every day we would go out to the balconies to applaud the health personnel. Serve this photo as a tribute and thanks to all of them. And very especially to the Microbiology Services whose work is always in the shadows. PHOTO- GRAPHY Thank you all– 15 – Letícia Ziggiotti de Oliveira I am an Infectious Diseases doctor in Southern Brazil. In November, after one of my family members was diagnosed with COVID-19, my sister and I got tested. I took her picture while she was waiting for her result, sitting on the sidewalk in front of the laboratory, anxious, quiet and worried. Fortunately, it was not positive and she is now protected after her shot as a volunteer in a vaccine clinical trial. This was taken in Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil. PHOTO- GRAPHY The sidewalk of anxiety– 16 – Maria Ercibengoa Arana Soap and COVID-19 the worst couple, is to encourage people to clean their hands in a polite way. Normally in these kinds of pictures appear hands, water, and hydrogel. But in this picture they are portrayed as shadows in the back, eliminated by the soap. PHOTO- GRAPHY Soap and COVID-19 the worst couple– 17 – Maria Ercibengoa Arana A specific way to say that hand cleaning is one of the most important tools against infection. The most important fact of this photo is to highlight how the COVID-19 viruses go down the drain. PHOTO- GRAPHY Hand washing and COVID– 18 – Maria Ercibengoa Arana The scientific community should give thanks to Fran Neufeld who, since 1902, continues being the scientist we trust for the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae. A sad end to a great researcher who didn’t deserve it, with this photo, our knowledge of those who have dedicated their research life to pneumococcus. PHOTO- GRAPHY Quellung reaction – 19 – Maria Ercibengoa Arana This photography explains what a girl understands of the pandemic. Why we were not able to go out from home during 42 days in Spain and how she understood that washing hands was one of the main important things by sharing her soap with her puppies. How did children understand COVID-19? PHOTO- GRAPHYNext >