Mexico reported 6,104 new COVID-19 cases and 736 more deaths, bringing the nation’s total known infections to 202,951 and 25,060 deaths as of Thursday. The country’s government removed all restrictions on 13th June, which allowed more than 300,000 workers to get back, even as the country’s cases rose steadily. This decision was apparently taken by the government after “after reviewing the development of COVID-19 propagation”, as reported by the country’s secretariat.
It is to be noted that the country’s Finance Minister Arturo Herrera had recently tested positive for coronavirus after he had been reported to have not worn a mask. “I have very minor symptoms. From now on, I will be in quarantine and will keep working from home,” Herrera wrote on Twitter.
He had met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador only three days before testing positive for the infection. However, Obrador assured of being in good health and refused to take the test.
He is not the first government official to have tested positive for coronavirus, as Social Security Director Zoe Robledo had also tested positive on June 7.