Inhabitants of a community in Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico, made destruction in a community hospital e two cars burned down of the police and other vehicles, in addition to attacking the residences of local authorities, due to rumors about the expansion of the coronavirus, the regional prosecutor’s office reported on Saturday.
The events occurred on Friday night when municipal police officers carried out a routine patrol in the Guadalupe neighborhood of the Larráinzar municipality, in the Altos de Chiapas subregion, and a group of residents attacked them at suppose they were spraying, the prosecution reported.
Several communities in Chiapas, especially indigenous people, oppose the authorities fumigating against dengue or disinfecting to eliminate COVID-19.
According to the state secretary of Health, these groups believe that in these ways the government intentionally spreads the disease.
A van burned by residents. Photo: Isaac Guzmán / AFP
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“The police officers were patrolling as usual, but some people said it smelled very strong“They arrested and beat them, he told the AFP a local official who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.
The mob of 50 people set fire two police vehicles, the house of the municipal president, Teodulfo Pérez, and that of a local official. In addition, she broke glass, destroyed furniture in the pharmacy of the. Basic Community Hospital, and set fire to an ambulance, added the official.
It is the third time that members of communities in Chiapas have led acts of this type for false beliefs.
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On June 12, residents of the Villa las Rosas municipality in the area attacked the mayor’s office and a hospital.
Public buildings were also attacked in the nearby community of Venustiano Carranza on May 28, after the circulation of false theories on social media that denied the existence of the new coronavirus, and indicated that the authorities intended to spread the disease in fumigations.
Photo: Isaac Guzmán / AFP
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In other Chiapas towns such as Simojovel, Totolapa and Arriaga, the inhabitants organized to prevent the passage of health personnel who carry out information and prevention operations on the pandemic.
In Mexico, with a population of 127 million inhabitants, COVID-19 infections totaled 208,392 on Friday, and deaths, 25,779.
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