Mexico's low coronavirus count spurs doubts about testing rate
Mexico’s low, barely budging count of confirmed coronavirus cases is raising concern about the adequacy of testing in the country and whether the government is doing enough to prepare for an epidemic.
Mexico has largely decided against implementing containment efforts. Airports aren’t widely screening travelers from countries with high numbers of cases and no big government events have been canceled. Those working from home are doing so mainly according to region-wide policies from their multinational corporate employers.“We have the best experts on the matter,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday at his morning press conference.
Story continuesCases in South Korea, where almost 200,000 tests have been performed, had shown signs of slowing before a new cluster of cases this week raised fears of another flare-up. The country has been testing people at the fastest pace in the world, which appears to have enabled early detection of cases and kept mortality rates lower than average. Moreno says Mexico should be following suit despite the intensive resources widespread testing will require.
As of now, Mexico is only testing people who have a direct connection to someone who’s traveled to a country deemed high-risk, or who’s been in contact with a confirmed case, said Alejandro Macias, the former national commissioner for influenza in Mexico during the H1N1 outbreak.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hannah B. Low-Key Reacted to Peter’s Messy ‘Bachelor’ Finale & We’re Here For ItWe are so here for HannahBrown's reaction to the 'messy' BachelorABC finale.
Read more »
Vanessa Hudgens Continues Her Sexy Instagram Photo Streak in Low-Cut Bustier TopThe 31-year old actress shared another set of sultry pics on Instagram
Read more »
U.S. Supreme Court Allows 'Remain In Mexico' Program To ContinueThe Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy to stand across the entire Southern border. Roughly 60,000 migrants have been sent to Mexico under the policy to wait for their day in U.S. immigration courts.
Read more »
Justices allow 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy to continueThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower court rulings that the policy probably is illegal. The justices&39; order, over a dissenting vote by Justice Sonia
Read more »
Citing past success, Mexico seeks to mediate Russia, Saudi Arabia oil rowMexico and other nations are seeking to mediate between Russia and Saudi Arabia ...
Read more »