2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is in the middle of the eye of the hurricane after he downplayed COVID-19 by affirming that "pandemics will do us nothing" and calling people to "go out to eat" and continue with "your normal life".
In recent days, the Mexican president has been harshly criticized for his carefree behavior and for accusing the media and his political opponents of exaggerating the situation.
"Don't stop going out. We are still in the first phase. I'm going to tell you when they don't come out. Keep taking the family to eat, to restaurants, to the inns, because that is to strengthen the family economy, the popular economy … We do nothing good if we paralyze without rhyme or reason, in an exaggerated way, "he said during his visit to a restaurant in the state of Oaxaca on Sunday.
One of the most criticized actions by the Mexican president occurred last Wednesday with the exhibition of his collection of good luck charms, including two Catholic medals and a two-dollar bill, which he calls his "bodyguards."
He said his "protective shield" against the outbreak is "honesty, not allowing corruption," in addition to "amulets and prayer."
"Stop enemy, that the heart of Jesus is with me. Look at this is what protects, this is what people give me. They are my bodyguards," said the president.
López Obrador has also ignored the recommendations of health agencies to avoid physical contact with kisses and hugs, since in an event in which he participated during the weekend he hugged his followers and even some children present.
The position of the Mexican president contrasts with the announcement of the closure of museums, cinemas, theaters and events in churches as of this Monday decreed by the authorities of Mexico City before the spread of COVID-19.
The number of coronavirus cases in Mexico rose to 316 confirmed and two deaths, according to the Aztec country's health secretariat.
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