While health officials urge the public to stay inside, Mexico's president has ignored coronavirus guidelines to inspect construction projects — and shake hands with El Chapo’s mother.
,"Don't go out into the streets unless it's for something absolutely necessary." But the president, who's been slow to acknowledge the new coronavirus threat,As recently as eight days ago, López Obrador urged Mexicans to go out to eat in restaurants, out of concern over an economic fallout from the virus.
On Saturday, however, Mexican health officials warned time was running short to stave off a spike in coronavirus cases. Mexico has reported nearly 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and at least 20 deaths."This is the last chance we have, we can't lose it," said Hugo López-Gatell, undersecretary of health, urging Mexicans to stay inside.
But López Obrador was not by his health official's side. He was out in the countryside inspecting construction projects, which he deems"essential" work exempt from stay-at-home orders. Although the president asked supporters to keep their distance, he ignored his own advice. In a video , the president is seen in Sinaloa state approaching a white SUV to shake the hand of its passenger — the 92-year-old mother of convicted drug trafficker Joaquín"El Chapo" Guzmán.
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