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South Korean tourists Myung Hee Lee, left, and Byung Ho Im, form a heart with their hands as they pose for pictures atop the Pyramid of the Moon, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Thursday, March 19, 2020. The pair took advantage of getting stuck in Mexico City for a day to visit the pyramids, after their flight home from a vacation in Cancun and Cuba was cancelled. To slow the spread of the new coronavirus, authorities announced Wednesday that they would close the pyramid complex on weekends, beginning Saturday, March 21, when thousands of visitors typically climb the Pyramid of the Sun to celebrate the Spring equinox.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Mexico's president in no hurry to confront virus outbreak
March 20, 2020 9:20 p.m.

Mexico's president in no hurry to confront virus outbreak

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Many countries in Latin America have taken aggressive measures to deal with the coronavirus such as closing their borders, dock and airports to foreigners, declaring states of emergencies and ordering business shutdowns.