Scale of pandemic in Mexico 'under-recognised', says WHO
Testing in Mexico worked out at about three people per 100,000, compared with about 150 tests per 100,000 people in the United States
Medical personnel board a bus from a hospital, arranged for their personal safety, after finishing their shifts, as the Mexican government declared a health emergency and issued stricter regulations to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Mexico City, Mexico April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero - RC2N4G9VZ7FP
The scale of the coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is "under-represented" and "under-recognised" and testing is limited, the World Health Organization's Dr Mike Ryan said on Friday.
He told a Geneva briefing that testing in Mexico worked out at about three people per 100,000, compared with about 150 tests per 100,000 people in the United States.
More than 22.78 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 792,837 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
