COVID-19 Ecuador Ecuador is one of the countries most affected by the pandemic and is the fourth with the highest case fatality rate in the region. Since the first case registered in March 2020, the population lives its quarantine amid an economic crisis, the collapse of the health system, and the use of progressive force for social control.
Johis Alarcón for The New York Times
Johis Alarcon Photography
Johis Alarcon is a female Ecuadorian photojournalist whose work is focused on socio-cultural humanitarian and gender issues, primarily in Latin America.
