As the world regroups, this issue of Revista Mexicana de Política Exterior (RMPE) provides a testimony of the pandemic and its implications, not just for diplomacy, but for the security agenda, the technological transition and intellectual property rights, among other topics. Health, we can now safely say, is our most prized possession. It is a human right and a public good. Sadly, we often have to lose something in order to fully appreciate it. SARS-CoV-2 has changed life as we know it, but it has also changed the way we die and how we process grief, all in a bid to check the spread of the virus.