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Mexican governor prompts outrage with claim poor are immune to coronavirus
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 26, 2020 10:28pm |
| Category | Interview |
| News Date | Mar 26, 2020 02:05pm |
| Description | A Mexican state governor has prompted incredulity and outrage by claiming that poor people are immune to Covid-19, as the government attempts to promote physical distancing and cancels non-essential services.
Miguel Barbosa, the governor of Puebla, was apparently commenting on reports that a significant proportion of Mexico’s coronavirus cases is made up of wealthy people who had travelled abroad.
Officials say three-quarters of Mexico’s 475 confirmed cases are related to international travel, including several people who reportedly caught the virus on skiing trips to Italy or the US.
“Most of them are wealthy people,” Barbosa said. “If you are rich you are at risk. If you are poor you are not. The poor, we’re immune.” |
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