Announcing Government Inability As Mexico's Way To Combat COVID-19

Presiden Mexico Manuel Lopez Obrador (Instagram / @ lopezobrador)

JAKARTA - Not a few countries in various parts of the world consider fighting COVID-19 to be like fighting in a war. The key to every victory is tactics. So, it is important to design a strategy. Especially for countries whose health systems are not good enough.

Friday, March 27, the Mexican government began urging its citizens to stay indoors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. For Mexico, conditions are now in extraordinary circumstances.

Reported by Reuters, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned that the entire system and the health workers in his country may not be able to cope with the outbreak of COVID-19.

"We have to stay in our homes, we have to maintain a healthy distance. If we don't live in our homes, the number of COVID-19 cases can increase and it will fill our hospitals, "said Manuel Lopez Obrador.

He also realized that COVID-19 had made the Mexican economy worse. However, it would be even worse if the company did not want to send its employees home, let alone not immediately change tactics and think of other schemes that could reduce losses.

“I know this will cost a lot. However, we could lose a lot more without prevention. The economy can fall even further, "he said.

Interestingly, all activities that are not at the government level that are not important have been stopped. In fact, one official and another have been careful to keep a distance of at least one meter.

The effort was made because the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico started to have 717 cases as of Friday, which has led to 12 deaths so far.