Mexico to repatriate bodies of citizens who died from coronavirus in the U.S.

Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón informed that as of April 29, the Ministry has been requested to repatriate some 200 Mexicans who died from coronavirus in the U.S.

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In a news conference held at the National Palace, Ebrard said that most fellow citizens who died in the U.S. were located in New York.

“Until now, [the Ministry] has been requested to repatriate almost 200 bodies, mainly in New York,” said the Minister.

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Ebrard Casaubón added that authorities have registered 154 Mexicans infected with COVID-19 in the U.S.; the consular network is taking care of them.

“We are in charge of 154 [Mexicans] patients in the U.S. right now; [they are] people who are sick and who did not receive any kind of support and hence, we are helping them through the consulates,” he added.

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