A Letter From Mexico City

By: Julian Duane

Mexico last dealt with a pandemic in 2009, causing a terrible economic crisis, in the aftermath of an election stolen from the centre-left candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. How well prepared is it now that 'AMLO' is in power?

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In March 2020, as increasing chunks of the First World were placed under indefinite lockdowns, Mexico seemed relatively unconcerned. While the response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was seen internationally as a model of rapid and effective response, the institutional memory within Mexico is quite different; the closure of businesses, schools, and public places was […]

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In March 2020, as increasing chunks of the First World were placed under indefinite lockdowns, Mexico seemed relatively unconcerned. While the response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was seen internationally as a model of rapid and effective response, the institutional memory within Mexico is quite different; the closure of businesses, schools, and public places was […]

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In March 2020, as increasing chunks of the First World were placed under indefinite lockdowns, Mexico seemed relatively unconcerned. While the response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was seen internationally as a model of rapid and effective response, the institutional memory within Mexico is quite different; the closure of businesses, schools, and public places was […]

In March 2020, as increasing chunks of the First World were placed under indefinite lockdowns, Mexico seemed relatively unconcerned. While the response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic was seen internationally as a model of rapid and effective response, the institutional memory within Mexico is quite different; the closure of businesses, schools, and public places was […]

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