While Mexican authorities are busy handling the national health care system, drug cartels are gaining popularity on social media through their philanthropic efforts.
Much to everyone’s chagrin, it does not seem as though the pandemic is going to end anytime soon. More hospitals are becoming crowded, showing that the city will not be able to handle the influx of patients at the height of the pandemic, which is fast approaching.
The Senate passed a nearly $500 billion bill on Tuesday to help fund small businesses and hospitals, as well as expanded COVID-19 testing coverage and research.
The global pandemic coronavirus is putting a dent to the illegal drug trade with borders closed and economies paralyzed in many countries. With drug sales plummetting, numerous cartels, especially those along the border, have made asylum seekers the new commodity.
The ongoing CARES Act allows programs to give taxpayers cash relief to assist them during the coronavirus crisis, which is a combination of health, economic, and social crises.
Health workers demand administrators and management to take their concerns seriously. Inadequate equipment, poor leadership, and increased risk are all driving doctors and nurses to the streets to make their pleas be heard.
Almost painting a grim scene, street vendors are selling products during the quarantine imposed for residents to stop going out. They are lined up on the Puente Plateado bridge, with their makeshift stalls in place.
The first few weeks of the pandemic are enough to show if countries can cope with COVID-19. In Latin America, there seem to be more challenges than the capacity to deal with the coronavirus.