Razon

Mexico City, the largest city in the Western Hemisphere with more than 20 million inhabitants, was brought to a spooky standstill for nearly two weeks by a microscopic virus, the A/H1N1, and families were cooped up at home in fear.

This project explores what it felt like on the streets during those weeks of uncertainty and virtual quarantine, with businesses shuttered and empty streets reminiscent of a doomsday scenario. The project also explores the medical response to the first death from swine flu, which occurred in Oaxaca, Mexico, a rural area about 6 hours from the city, and the hero doctors who recognized the problem and mobilized rapid response teams to the country side, which saved many lives.