WHO calls Mexico's rising coronavirus trend 'very worrisome'

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) give instructions before they take a swab sample from women for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapid antigen testing outside the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Mexico, November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Mexico is in "bad shape" regarding the coronavirus as infections and deaths surge, while the Mexican government forecast the pandemic would likely continue worsening until January.

Mexico's coronavirus death tally, the fourth highest in the world, stands at almost 106,000. Confirmed cases are in excess of 1.1 million, though public health experts say the true figure is likely significantly higher.