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Mass testing won't happen in Mexico. That's the way the government wants it

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The government strategy in Mexico is to mainly test only those with severe symptoms of coronavirus while monitoring suspected but undiagnosed cases. As of May 11, Mexico had only conducted 89 tests per 100,000 people, according to health ministry data.

But as its neighbor Mexico is set to re-open its own economy in a few short weeks, the message from top health officials there couldn't be more different -- mass testing is not only unnecessary, it is largely a waste of time.Dr. Hugo Lopez-Gatell, Mexico's top epidemiologist and the public face of its Covid-19 response, sat down with CNN for his first network TV interview two days before the government announced plans on how it would re-open.

"That's worrisome because it means that we don't have the full grasp of the magnitude of how much the disease has spread," said Dr. Julio Frenk, Mexico's former health minister from 2000 to 2006.People walk by a closed store during the pandemic in Guadalajara City, Mexico. The US federal government has also faced criticism for insufficient testing in past months.

 

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