Mexico's coronavirus-skeptical president is setting up his country for a health crisis
Source: Vox
As Mexico fast approaches whats highly likely to be a large coronavirus outbreak, the countrys leadership mainly its president mostly insists that everything is fine.
In speech after speech, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his nickname AMLO, tells Mexicans they shouldnt fear Covid-19, even as hundreds of thousands of people have confirmed infections worldwide. Despite warnings from global health officials, he continues to hold political rallies, kiss supporters, and request that Mexicans go out shopping to prop up the countrys sputtering economy during a global slowdown.
Live life as usual, he said in a video posted to Facebook on March 22, showing him outside at a restaurant. If youre able and have the means to do so, continue taking your family out to eat
because that strengthens the economy."
AMLOs advice, experts say, is deadly. What makes matters worse is that his policies over the past few years have set the stage for a profound health crisis. In a major effort to cut government spending, AMLO has reduced funds for the countrys hospitals and medical centers by millions. Its left the nation short of physicians, medical equipment, beds, and coronavirus tests.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/2020/3/26/21193823/coronavirus-mexico-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-health-care
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)Mexico to wait out things (a guess). These irresponsible leaders will face their reckoning soon, by angry voters at the lack of successful government and/or government stepping up to the plate, to protect citizens.
Mosby
(16,306 posts)TheFourthMind
(343 posts)Miguelito Loveless
(4,465 posts)Mexican Trump?
turbinetree
(24,695 posts)dhill926
(16,337 posts)but he doesn't seem up to the job...