The federal government had data that should have prompted an immediate lockdown in early December. Instead, it kept the city open for another two weeks.
Tag: Mexico City (Mexico)
2 Broke Artists Started a Home Bakery in Mexico. It’s a Pandemic Hit.
They didn’t have an oven. Their apartment resembled Santa’s workshop set up in a dorm room. But two rookie bakers are thriving in Mexico City, where food and entrepreneurism go hand-in-hand.
In the Epicenter of Mexico’s Coronavirus Epicenter, Feeling Like a ‘Trapped Animal’
For the vast majority of people in one teeming neighborhood of Mexico City, risking illness or death has simply become the price of survival.
Between the Pandemic and the President: Mexico City Mayor’s Balancing Act
As the first woman and Jewish person elected to lead the capital, Claudia Sheinbaum needs the president’s support. But how close can she remain to a man who has downplayed the pandemic?
Mexico’s Coronavirus Struggle Worsened by Fear of Hospitals
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them.
Mexico’s President Under Fire for Plan to Visit Trump
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will meet in the White House this week with President Trump, and he said he planned to praise the administration for its “respectful treatment” of Mexicans.
Mexico Police Chief Shot in Possible Assassination Attempt
The attackers shot the head of police three times, and killed three people, in an attack that may signal a new front in the battle between security forces and organized crime in the capital.
Mexico Is Reopening After Quarantine. Many Worry It’s Too Early.
The president has struggled to balance the country’s public health with its economic needs. Experts fear that reopening the economy while the disease is not under control will lead to more illness and death.
Mexico’s President Says Most Domestic Violence Calls Are ‘Fake’
The leader compared the requests for help to prank calls, the latest controversy over his government’s response to record levels of violence against women.
The Grisly Deaths of a Woman and a Girl Shock Mexico and Test Its President
The murders of Ingrid Escamilla, 25, and Fátima Aldrighett, 7, are forcing a reckoning in a country that has wrestled with violence against women. The president’s response has been harshly criticized.