Iranian Nurses Pause for Thought

More than a year has passed since the coronavirus outbreak. Nurses across Iran have been on the frontlines of the epidemic for the past 12 months. Asked, on National Nurses' Day, what has been the most difficult day for them to date, many pause and consider the question in silence. These images are the result of those few seconds' contemplation.

Pictures: Mona Houbbefekr, ISNA