As of April 15, Mexico, the world’s 10th-most populous country, had recorded 5847 cases and 449 deaths related to COVID-19, far behind the figures reported by its northern neighbor, the US, which is now the global epicenter of the virus. The borders between the two countries remain open, albeit only to essential traffic. Mexican airspace is also open to both cargo and passenger flights, in contrast to some other countries in Latin America such as Peru and Colombia, which have closed their borders. Although Mexico is not experiencing a total lockdown, some social distancing measures – as outlined by the various state governments – are in place. In his daily news conference on April 12, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, said that he hoped to see existing measures beginning to be lifted by May 10. Landmark OPEC+ agreement Since mid-March, the COVID-19 outbreak has caused a […]