The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, encouraged Mexicans to "stay home" in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, in a radical change in his stance after the increase in cases and deaths linked to the pandemic.
"Now what we want is for everyone to stay home, with their families, also help us to keep a healthy distance and that there is good hygiene," López Obrador said in a message broadcast on Friday night on his social networks.
The president's message came after the Mexican Health Secretariat . . .
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