COVID-19 strikes Mexicoâs axis of power
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By Kate Linthicum
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Mexico City: There was little doubt that Mexico was in the grips of a crisis.
It was evident in the lines of people stretching city blocks to refill oxygen tanks. In the wail of ambulance sirens. In the plumes of smoke puffing from crematoriums late into the night.
But in recent days, the creeping sense that the coronavirus is everywhere has been magnified by news that three of the nationâs most powerful men are now sick with COVID-19.