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English25/05/2020
Dr. López-Gatell, Mexico's COVID-19 czar, will collaborate with the World Health Organization
Dr. López-Gatell is behind Mexico’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
An exponential increase in COVID-19 cases is expected at this stage
English20/04/2020
News anchor Javier Alatorre tries to discredit Dr. Hugo López-Gatell, the Johns Hopkins educated epidemiologist leading the fight against COVID-19 in Mexico
Gatell was a research assistant in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
On March 29, health officials reported 993 COVID-19 cases and 20 coronavirus-related deaths
In recent days, the Mexican government has implemented more strict measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19