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Mexican protesters shut down the border with the United Stateson Thursday by blocking roadways, fearing American travelers spreading the deadly coronavirus pandemic to their country.

There are no health screenings by the federal government to deal with this pandemic, protester Jose Luis Hernandez told USA Today. Weve taken this action to call on the Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador to act now.

The protesters, wearing facemasks, told theBBC that although the border is supposed to be closed to all but essential business, travelers from the United States are still being allowed through with no health screening.

Its an ironic reversal, as the U.S. has cracked down on border security under the Trump administration. But now, flipping that dynamic, the U.S. has more confirmed cases of COVID-19 than anywhere on Earth whereas Mexico only had 500 as of Thursday, according to the BBC.

The protesters are also angry at Mexican president Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, who they say isnt taking the outbreak seriously.

Public health officials in Mexico are calling for strict measures to limit community transmission, according to USA Today, but Lpez Obrador has refused to tell residents to stay home a move that could mean the virus will spread regardless of whether the country cracks down on its Northern border.

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