The country performs just three tests per 100,000 people, with explanations ranging from cost-cutting to a push for herd immunity
Before travelling to Washington to meet Donald Trump earlier this month, the Mexican president took a coronavirus test.
Until then, Andrés Manuel López Obrador had never been tested, arguing that there was no need for it – even though several cabinet members had become infected with Covid-19.
Source: Mexico’s neglect of Covid-19 testing mystifies experts as cases surge
Category: Global development, Mexico, Coronavirus outbreak, World news, Americas
