FILE PHOTO: A sick patient is secured by firefighters ambulance crew members of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS 67) during a rescue operation in Strasbourg as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - French fire crews accustomed to attending road traffic accidents and putting out fires are adapting to a new line of work -- first responders in the fight against coronavirus.
With the French healthcare system under massive strain from the numbers of people sick with the virus, firefighters are being asked to help more than usual.
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