A popular restaurant is absent of customers on Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, Friday, March 27, 2020. City authorities announced measures to deal with the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic such as closing bars, discos, museums, zoos, cinemas, theaters and gyms. (AP Photo / Eduardo Verdugo)
March 31, 2020
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March 31, 2020 6:33 p.m.
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.