Lost loved ones. Shuttered schools. Isolation.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has cut deep, and what lies ahead remains uncertain. We asked people from around the Pittsburgh region to share with us what they’d say to the coronavirus if such a confrontation were possible. This is an open letter in a time of quarantine.

Ryan Loew is a visual storyteller/producer for PublicSource. He can be reached at ryan@publicsource.org or on Twitter at @RyanLoew.

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Ryan is a PublicSource visual producer/storyteller. He joined PublicSource after being a freelance producer of news features and documentary stories in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. His work appeared...