Every day, hundreds of patients come to the Caravan, a mobile clinic outside Mexico City's fine arts museum, the Palacio de Bellas Artes, to talk with health agents and to see a doctor at no cost at all.

Health agents at the free clinic

The patients usually seek information about the H1N1 virus and want to be reassured about their health. Indeed, a lot of them are worried about their health and are not sure what to do to avoid catching the virus.
 

Just one of the free Caravan's patients

Juan Miguel Hernandez Vasconcelos, a health department agent, informs people about sanitary measures they should follow. Mainly, he recommends to his patients that they stay vigilant. "We must all remain on high alert," he says. "When people start feeling their first symptoms they should come to us immediately."
 

Department of Health agent Juan Miguel Hernandez Vasconcelos

One person at the Caravan, Alejandro, describes his symptoms — fever, coughing, headache — to one of the agents. The agent immediately sends Alejandro to see the doctor, who has his office set up inside the Caravan. After a brief but thorough examination, Dr Jorge Valdez has reassuring news for Alejandro: "Fortunately, your symptoms don't correspond to the H1N1 flu."

Alejandro, another patient

The mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, announced Monday that restaurants and churches will reopen on Wednesday, a first step toward the resumption of normal life that everyone is looking forward to.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral