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Archive May 21, 2020 5 minutes

How Feasible Is Mexico’s Re-Opening Plan?

By María José Vallejo

A woman carries a sign that reads in Spanish “I’m a nurse. I fight for you and for my life. Stay home.” during a protest by public hospital workers demanding protective gear and training related to the new coronavirus in Mexico City, Monday, April 13, 2020. Doctors, nurses and other personnel have demonstrated at a number of public hospitals around the country as COVID-19 sickens health workers. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

“According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCDE), Mexico is the country within the organization that has the lowest levels of testing: at 0.4 tests per thousand inhabitants.”

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