Quiet dread in Mexico City

Police patrol at dawn in the Zocalo, Mexico City’s usually bustling main square. Parks and roads have emptied in the last few days, as many of the capital’s 20 million people heed warnings to stay indoors to avoid infection.

( Brennan Linsley / Associated Press / May 1, 2009 )

Police patrol at dawn in the Zocalo, Mexico City’s usually bustling main square. Parks and roads have emptied in the last few days, as many of the capital’s 20 million people heed warnings to stay indoors to avoid infection.

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