Few countries were spared the devastation brought by Covid-19 on lives and livelihoods. Few were run by governments that publicly downplayed the threat posed by the pandemic.
In Mexico, the tone was set by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who — even after seeing other countries succumb to the virus — encouraged Mexicans to continue with their normal lives. Movements were restricted only after some delay; and once vaccines became available, rollout was slow, resulting in the number of administered doses equivalent to fully vaccinating only about 15% of the population as of the middle of June.
