The city of Buenos Aires recently relaxed a plan to keep the elderly inside their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, following strong criticism that the early restrictions were discriminatory and offensive.
Mexico has the highest ratio of COVID-19 positive cases and the number of deaths in Latin America. Some hospitals in the country are also turning away patients.
While Mexican authorities are making arrangements for the country’s healthcare system, specifically for COVID-19 patients, organized crime groups are exploiting vulnerable groups by providing basic resources while at the same time resorting to extortion, kidnapping, and violence.
Mexico is considering reopening some portions of the country by the middle of May, despite the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and fatalities.
Mexico's Undersecretary of Health, one of the most important figures in the country in fighting the infectious and deadly virus is said to have an exemplary educational background and has undergone extensive international training hours.
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.
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The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore drilling rig that exploded on April 20, 2010, killing more than 11 crewmen and causing a massive environmental catastrophe. Mexican communities affected by the spill have yet to receive a cent in compensation even after a decade.
The vanishing of Mexican journalist, Victor Fernandez Alvarez has revealed a division between the media and law enforcement as "violence against journalists" that has intensified in a union-controlled Mexican port.
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One World: Together At Home, a worldwide broadcasting event, was able to raise $$127.9 million. It will be used to support the world’s fight against COVID-19.
Alejandrina Giselle Guzman Salazar, daughter of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and other Mexican cartels gave aid packages to people struggling financially due to COVID-19.
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.
