The Secretary of the Interior, Olga Sánchez Cordero, called on the population, without exceptions, to follow the directions of the Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, to attend the health emergency by Covid-19.
Through his Twitter account, he explained that López-Gatell is an expert in epidemiology and the authorized and official voice of the entire health sector, so he asked citizens to stay together in the face of the health emergency.
Let’s stay united in the face of the health emergency that Mexico is going through. Without exception we follow the instructions of the undersecretary of @SSalud_mx, expert in epidemiology, @HLGatell, which is the authorized and official voice of the entire health sector, on this issue. #UnitedMexico # COVID19
– Olga Sánchez Cordero (@M_OlgaSCordero) April 18, 2020
The call is given hours after Javier Alatorre, in the stellar newscast of Aztec TV, asked “to no longer pay attention to the undersecretary of Health”.
As every night, the Undersecretary of Health, Hugo López-Gatell led the conference on the # Covid_19 in Mexico. But his numbers and lectures have already become irrelevant. What’s more, we tell him with all his words, no longer pay attention to Hugo López-Gatell. pic.twitter.com/09Zjcyw4Gu
– Azteca Noticias (@AztecaNoticias) April 18, 2020
The driver’s name as well as the word TV Azteca have become a trend in social networks.
In previous days, the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion has been criticized by the Governor of Baja California, Jaime Bonilla, for allegedly not reporting the actual number of coronavirus infections.
Given these comments López-Gatell has assured that he reports the information transmitted by the federal entities and the federal government, as Olga Sánchez Cordero did now, has supported him
Senator asks to revoke Azteca concession
Senator Salomón Jara Cruz (Morena) demanded the withdrawal of the concession to TV Azteca, for inciting the population to disregard the preventive indications of contagion of Coronavirus Covid-19, thereby putting the population’s health at risk.
Vice President of the Senate, Jara Cruz, said in a statement that the editorial line of Televisión Azteca has become an obstacle to safeguarding the life and integrity of the population.
“The television station is misinforming and hindering the strategy to prevent the saturation of health services and putting medical care at risk, not only for those who are infected with coronavirus but for the general population and with it, national security,” warned the senator from Oaxaca.
“I demand @ift_mx to immediately revoke the concession of open television services from the Azteca Uno channel to Televisión Azteca because its content has become an obstacle to safeguard the life and integrity of the population before # COVID19,” he wrote in his account on twitter.
Coronavirus case in Mexico
Last night it was reported that Mexico already has 546 dead and 6,875 infections of coronavirus. There are also 13 thousand 364 suspected cases and 48 thousand 365 people have been studied.
Of the confirmed cases, 4,396 (63.94%) have been mild and 2,479 (36.05%) have required hospitalization. In addition, of the 6,875 confirmed cases, 2,627 (38%) recovered.
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