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July 30, 2020

Mexico's Health Ministry Recommends Masks But Won't Require Them
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In Mexico, coronavirus deaths have topped 45,000. President Andrés
Manuel López Obrador continues to resist calls for a mask mandate, even
as his government's health ministers urged Mexicans to cover their faces
to stop the spread of the disease.

Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez: "The Mexican government, as I announced this
morning, recommends the use of face masks. But, we've also been very
clear–and when the explanation comes some people get
upset–that we're not going to make it an obligatory measure from
the Mexican government."



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