A powerful photo of two Maltese ITU nurses that went viral during the outbreak of COVID-19 will become the faces of a €2 commemorative coin dedicated to heroes of the pandemic, the Central Bank has revealed. The picture is of senior staff nurses Doreen Zammit and Charmaine Cauchi, whose identities had never been disclosed as they were hidden from head to toe behind their PPE, locked in a supportive embrace, eyes shut tight, before treating coronavirus patients at Mater Dei Hospital. The photograph captured the climate of stress, fear and courage among healthcare workers at the time. The image was widely shared when Times of Malta posted it on its social media platforms in April, 2020, amassing thousands of views and shares within hours. A month later, it was chosen by the Europe branch of the World Health Organisation to mark the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, after it was spotted on the newspaper’s social media and permission for its use was requested. The annual programme for numismatic releases is planned well in advance by the Numismatics and Historical Publications Advisory Board (NHPAB), which recommends several themes to the board, the Central Bank...