Whether it’s the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, mass migration, or an emerging conflict, The Source will peel back the layers of the world’s biggest headlines to uncover where the story began.
In the premiere episode, a team of paramedics in Mexico City are better prepared than anyone for the COVID-19 pandemic, with top-of-the-line equipment, like high-tech capsules for infectious patients.
But as the virus begins to surge through the city, Mexico’s underfunded healthcare system can’t cope with the volume of patients and even private hospitals quickly reach capacity.
As politicians downplay the severity of the situation, the paramedics find themselves in impossible situations, stuck transporting patients with nowhere to go as they put their own lives on the line.