Setanta wrote on Mar 22
nd, 2020 at 2:31pm:
Gordon wrote on Mar 22
nd, 2020 at 2:27pm:
This is from someone who sits on his computer all day amd night looking up stories about child rape.
Doesn't have any responsibilities or people to look after, no extra mouths to feed.
I haven't been in a crowded place for over a week.
Remember, nothing to worry about coz some rape obsessed single bloke with no family to look after in Perth said so.
greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 15
th, 2020 at 7:36pm:
Just came back from my local Mexican restaurant.
Had the testiest meal ever, with all fresh ingredients.
Stop panicking, people: everything is gonna be okay.
I wonder if the restaurant owner gave him a personal tour showing him the food stores/expiration dates etc or whether, more likely he's just "enhancing" his story to show how cool and yuppie he really is.
it doesnt sound as if Mexico has a good grasp on whats happening...
March 16 to 31
As of 16 March, President López Obrador continued to downplay the impact of coronavirus. "Pandemics ... won't do anything to us," and accused the press and the opposition for its reportage.[38] On 16 March, lawyer Marco Antonio del Toro petitioned the federal courts to cease all but essential activities for a period of 30 to 40 days because of the coronavirus outbreak.[39] The total of confirmed cases reached 82.[40] The Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, (UAEM) suspended classes for its 22,000 students.[41] A diplomatic incident arose between the governments of Mexico and El Salvador, concerning 12 Salvadorean citizens wearing face masks on a plane departing from Mexico City to San Salvador. Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, denounced as "irresponsible" that they were allowed to board the plane along with other passengers and offered to send a plane to transport them without contact with other people, while the Mexican government claimed that there were no reasons to assume that they were positive for COVID-19. Eventually, the flight was canceled.
On 17 March, 11 new cases were confirmed, raising the national total to 93, with Campeche being the only state with no confirmed cases.[42]
Mexico's limited response, including allowing a large concert and the women's soccer championship, as well as a lack of testing, have been criticized. Critics note that president López Obrador does not practice social distancing but continues to greet large crowds, and the borders have not been closed. Of particular concern is the health of thousands of migrants in temporary camps along the border with the United States. The former national commissioner for influenza in Mexico during the 2009 flu pandemic, Alejandro Macías, said the problem is compounded by the fact that Mexico lacks sufficient intensive care unit beds, medical care workers and ventilators.[43]
On 18 March, 25 more cases were confirmed raising the total to 118 cases and 314 suspected cases.[44][45] Authorities in Jalisco
are concerned about a group of 400 people who recently returned from Vail, Colorado; 40 people have symptoms of COVID-19.[46] The same day, the Mexican government announced that they will allocate 3.5 billion pesos (around 146 million US dollars[47])
to buy medical and laboratory equipment, washing and disinfection material, and ventilators.[48] During the night the first COVID-19 related death in the country was confirmed, a 41-year-old man without a travel history outside the country who was hospitalized at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER).[49] Colima Governor José Ignacio Peralta declared a state of emergency after the state's first case, a man who had recently returned from Germany, was reported on 17 March.[50] Ford, Honda, and Audi closed their manufacturing plants in Mexico.[51] Hundreds of hotel employees in Cancún were fired.[52]
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