diego cohen leaves the patient his chances don't get good with a heavy heart to set up a wall of fear his family ties are strong in mexico paper for to die with their loved ones even if they could be saved in the hospital before the committee the butt of. the unit has to move on in addition to the stress of their assignments the ambulances have to fight for space and streets in mexico not everyone gets out of their way. to the crime going in give me the equipment i. then next call takes them to a large family crammed into a small space. are you afraid of catching it. yes. yes when he asks if a covert test has been done they say no. but the man is having trouble breathing and one woman tells us that he's had pneumonia. it often starts that way. since hospitals are overcrowded the medics can only take critical patients but he doesn't have to go to hospital yet he's stable performance. a candle has been lit to ward off death. but thousands of mexicans have already lost the battle the country's coated 19 mortality rate is well above average. the criminal toria are working flat out and the

diego cohen and his red cross units here in mexico are on their way. the patient has respiratory problems and all the other symptoms. it's another tough day for the team the pandemic has likely been at its peak here for weeks nobody knows for sure is very little testing. and it's distressing not knowing how many are really infected so we won't know when this is going to end up that i mean. we don't get enough sleep west stressed out some of our colleagues have been infected and some have died but i mean you could go where you feel. they never know what awaits them when the medics go in what they hear doesn't sound good i. the man is 81 years old and a diabetic his blood oxygen level is too low he can hardly breathe. he has this 8 degree fever he hasn't been able to stand for 3 days. it's probably covered let's take him to hospital. but just as the crew is getting ready the transport is suddenly cancelled. they take him away he may never come back but for me. diego recover leaves the patient his chances don't look good with a heavy heart still up a wall