The almost empty Avenida Reforma is seen after Mexico declared a health emergency and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Claudia Daut
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Nearly 30 medical workers at a hospital in northern Mexico have been infected with coronavirus, the regional health department told Reuters on Tuesday, in one of the worst outbreaks to hit the country's healthcare system so far.
Mexico has so far reported 1,215 coronavirus cases and 29 deaths, and officials have warned that hospitals and clinics could be overwhelmed if the number of infections rise to levels seen in Europe.
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