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Covid-19 has claimed thousands of lives in New York, and medical professionals are working around the clock to treat patients coming into the emergency room. Rob Gore is one of those doctors fighting the battle against the virus, wearing a hazmat suit for long shifts at the hospital. He’s even taking care of friends, neighbours and co-workers in intensive care. Outlook last spoke to Rob in 2018 about his work preventing the gun violence he saw around him in his community. He set up an organisation called KAVI – Kings Against Violence Initiative.

Vuvu Mpufo fell in love with opera as a teenager in South Africa, watching La Traviata on DVD over and over again, until she knew all the words. Opera was always what she turned to in times of crisis, like when he mother died while she was in her final year of university. She went on to perform at one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, Glyndebourne in the English countryside.

Picture: Rob Gore and his colleagues
Credit: Courtesy of Rob Gore