Medina-Mora ME

Language: Spanish
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Nine months have elapsed since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Mexico and six since the transition to a new reality after two months of lockdown. Still, over half the states in the country are on high or maximum alert, with a spike in new cases. In Mexico we have not achieved the significant decrease reached in other regions. We are still lacking effective preventive medication and being uncertain about the availability or length of effectiveness of a vaccine.
During this long period, our emotional stability has undoubtedly been put to test. We have been affected by the proximity of death in multiple spheres such as that of relatives and others close to us, or through us through the vicarious experience of what is happening in Mexico, one of the five countries with the highest mortality rate in the world and through the media. It has also been affected by exposure to the difficult experiences of people dying alone in hospitals and their families who experience a great uncertainty and are unable to honor the lives of their loved ones with the rituals that mitigate grief.