EPICENTER Medical workers transport a patient into Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City during the COVID-19 outbreak. As the city's death toll topped 13,000, it was reported that nearly 20 percent of its fire department and emergency medical workers, and more than 10 percent of its police force, had tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. GETTY IMAGES SPECIAL REPORT [ LEARNING FROM COVID ] The upheavals resulting from the coronavirus pandemic have forced countries around the world to confront a host of vulnerabilities and to take steps to reinforce, or even rebuild, systems designed to support public health and safety. As the latest crisis continues, the staff of NFPA Journal looks at the early lessons from COVID-19 and their potential impact on how responders, health care facilities, and communities manage the next widespread emergency. feature COVID_05.20 V4 FINAL DCS.indd 33 5/4/20 4:27 PM