André Alves

Photographer
  Institut Mutualiste Montsouris by André Alves 
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Public Project
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Copyright André Alves 2024
Updated Feb 2022
Location Paris, France
Topics Confrontation, Documentary, Dying/Death, Emotion, Epidemics, Fear, Health/Healing, Journalism, Pandemics, Photography, Photojournalism
For two days I had the opportunity to follow the hospital COVID-19 medical team of L’Institut Mutualiste Montsouris a hospital at the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Three floors were dedicated for the COVID-19 patients. The 7th and 2nd floor are the ones where the patients are more stable but still under strong vigilance because although they do not need assistance to breathe they can get worse at any point. As this virus can attack quickly, when a patient reaches the first floor life support can be its last hope for recovery then there is nothing left.

During these two days I thought I would find a stressful and confusing behind the scenes but I was surprised with the calm and hope of the medical staff. They all do their best and they do not give up despite the circunstances as they have to cope with the third peak wave of the virus. Sadly this has been going on for too long with no end in sight.

It is never easy to deal with death, to feel a soul running away so closely. sorrowfully despite all the effort sometimes it is a losing fight for survival.
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