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For the families of Philadelphia’s health-care workers, painful choices and growing anxiety amid coronavirus outbreak

The families who are avoiding their loved ones or setting up quarantine rooms in their homes are part of the sacrifice.

A nurse waits for the city's coronavirus testing site to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. The site, which opened Friday afternoon, is the first city-run location where people can be swabbed to determine if they have the coronavirus.
A nurse waits for the city's coronavirus testing site to open next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. The site, which opened Friday afternoon, is the first city-run location where people can be swabbed to determine if they have the coronavirus.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer