If things get bad, there’s the option of vacationing in Mexico which is exempt from the virus. Don’t forget to pack a good luck charm and a picture of the virgin Mary and you’ll be fine.
“Pandemics won’t do anything to us,” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday while accusing the media and his political opponents of exaggerating the threat of the virus. He has declined to close his borders or ban travel from particularly afflicted countries.
At a large rally over the weekend, López Obrador waded proudly into the crowd , kissing children and embracing supporters. He has made a show of waving off offerings of anti-bacterial gel. And on Wednesday, before appearing at another large event, he showcased a collection of good-luck charms that he carries with him, including Catholic scapulars and a U.S. 2-dollar bill.
“They are my bodyguards,” he said, smiling.