Prognosis

Mexico’s Low Coronavirus Count Spurs Doubts On Testing Rate

  • Twelve cases confirmed nationwide since first on Feb. 28
  • The country has yet to implement containment measures

A nurse checks a man's temperature at the entrance of Tijuana's General Hospital, in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 2. 

Photographer: Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

We’re tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response. Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know.

Leer en español

Mexico’s low, barely budging count of confirmed coronavirus cases is raising concern about the adequacy of testing in the country and whether the government is doing enough to prepare for an epidemic.