Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador arrives for his daily news conference, with health officials, at the presidential palace in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Mexican health officials on Tuesday called on all businesses and organizations to suspend work that requires the movement of people, to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
March 31, 2020
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Too little too late? Experts decry Mexico virus policy delay
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has started taking tougher measures against the coronavirus after weeks of its president hugging followers and saying religious medals would protect him. Some experts warn the sprawling country of 129 million is acting too late and testing too little to prevent the type of crisis unfolding across the border in the United States.