A police officer watches over a closed road in the city center after facilities and businesses closed for the second time this weekend due to overcrowding in recent days, as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID -19) continues, in Mexico City, Mexico. July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Carlos Jasso MEXICO …
Read More »Mexico steps up border controls to keep coronavirus at bay during July 4 holiday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities will install health checkpoints at various points of entry along its northern border this weekend, as both Mexican and US authorities fear an increase in crossings during the July 4 holiday can spread the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A closed crosswalk is seen at the …
Read More »Poverty, not only populists, is to blame for the impact of Covid-19 in Latin America | World News
CThe oronavirus reached Latin America later than Europe, but it has established itself. A quarter of confirmed cases worldwide are in the region, and researchers have warned that the death toll is likely to triple in October to almost 400,000. The two countries with the deadliest outbreaks share populist leaders, …
Read More »Nearly a third of COVID-19 samples show mutation, but not worse disease: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 30% of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence that this has led to a more serious illness. The WHO official said Friday. “I think it is …
Read More »Mexico’s army kills 12 cartel members in a shootout near the U.S.
Mexico’s army kills 12 cartel members in a shooting just 10 miles from the Texas border The 16th Motorized Cavalry of the Mexican Army received fire in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and killed 12 members of an attack squad linked to the Northeast Cartel The incident took place at approximately 3 …
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