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Virus in Mexico Under-Recognized With Poor Hit Hardest, WHO Says
- Testing continues to be limited, WHO’s Michael Ryan says
- Virus hitting poor and indigenous communities especially hard
Relatives mourn during the burial of a relative who died from the coronavirus at San Miguel Xico cemetery in Mexico City, Mexico, on Aug. 5.
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Mexico’s limited testing means the pandemic is “clearly under-recognized,” according to the World Health Organization.
Testing continues to be limited, with the country performing only about three tests per 100,000 people, said Michael Ryan of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program on a webcast published on CBC’s website Friday.