Eyeing regional protagonism in Central America, the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Mexico delivered over 1 million medical supplies to neighboring Guatemala, including protection kits, face masks, and digital health equipment.
According to the Mexican embassy in Guatemala City, “the primary benefit will be for Guatemalan doctors and frontline pandemic workers.” While Mexico is enjoying a period of calm amid the pandemic — this week, the country reported its lowest number of daily coronavirus deaths in 14 months — Guatemala is still struggling. Just 0.8 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, and the country is seeing a peak of infections and deaths in June.
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