Mexico Begins Lifting Covid-19 Lockdown Even Though Medical Experts Are Saying The Pandemic Is Ravaging The Country

The Guardian: Mexico begins lifting Covid-19 lockdown despite fears worst is still to come

About 300 localities without confirmed virus cases are allowed to resume economic activities, but Amlo warns to maintain discipline

Local authorities across Mexico have resisted President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s call to lift emergency coronavirus measures in municipalities without confirmed Covid-19 cases, warning that the pandemic is far from over.

Mexico has registered nearly 50,000 Covid-19 cases and more than 5,000 deaths, and its testing rate ranks among the lowest in Latin America, with just 0.4 tests per 1,000 people.

But on Monday, approximately 300 municipalities throughout the country – called “municipalities of hope” – were given the green light to restart economic activities and lift sheltering-in-place recommendations. Similar measures are scheduled to start 1 June in the rest of the country, while classes will resume the same day.

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Update #1: Mexico begins reopening despite coronavirus onslaught fears (Reuters)
Update #2: Local leaders resist Mexico president’s push for reopening (PBS/AP)

WNU Editor: Mexico's testing rate ranks among the lowest in Latin America, with just 0.4 tests per 1,000 people. And people on the ground are saying that the morgues are full, and hospitals are turning away patients .... How many people are dying of coronavirus in Mexico? It's hard to say (Los Angeles Times).

Update #3: I would not be surprised if this is true .... Civic group: Mexico City virus deaths 3 times those reported (AP).

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