Mexico declared a 30-day national mourning ceremony for the commemoration of the COVID-19 victims
To commemorate the
ill-fated victims who died from the Covid-19 epidemic, Mexico decided to
declare national mourning within 30 days.
On August 14, Mexican
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed a decree of 30-day national
mourning from August 13 to September 11 commemorating victims who died in the
COVID-19 pandemic.
At the same time, President
Obrador announced that the government will set aside a budget of up to $ 5
billion to ensure universal and free provision of COVID-19 vaccine to the
public.
It is known that this North
American country is currently one of the countries most heavily affected by the
COVID-19 epidemic in Latin America as well as in the world. Statistics
show that Mexico has recorded 511,369 COVID-19 infections, of which 55,908
deaths, ranked 6th in the world in number of cases and 3rd in the world in
number of deaths.
Before the epidemic
continues to deteriorate, the Mexican Government is looking for ways to soon
access the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mexico's Foreign Minister
Marcelo Ebrard announced that the country will begin production of the COVID-19
vaccine in November under an agreement with the Government of Argentina, the
pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, the UK University of Oxford and the Carlos
Slim Foundation. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca in Mexico said delivery of
vaccines made in Mexico will begin in the first quarter of 2021.
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