Mexico Considers Border Restrictions as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rise
MARCH 14, 2020 2:39PM ET
The Deputy Health Minister said Mexico should “take into account” that people in the U.S. “could bring [the coronavirus] here”
By PETER WADE
In an ironic twist, due to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the U.S., health officials in Mexico are considering border restrictions for Americans looking to enter their country.
On Friday, Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters that the spread of the coronavirus coming from the U.S. is a concern and could result in action taken at the northern border to remedy it.
“If it were technically necessary to consider mechanisms of restriction or stronger surveillance, we would have to take into account not that Mexico would bring the virus to the United States, rather that the United States could bring it here,” Lopez-Gatell said.
According to Reuters, Mexico has confirmed 26 cases of the coronavirus so far, with no reports of deaths.
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