Mexican president Amlo says he will wear mask 'when there is no corruption'
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has consistently avoided wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirusMexico’s president has said he will only wear a mask when the country eradicates corruption – a pledge made the day after Mexico surpassed the United Kingdom in total Covid-19 deaths.Speaking to reporters on Friday morning, Andrés Manuel López Obrador said: “You know when I’m going to put on a mask? When there is no corruption. Then I’ll put on a mask and I’ll stop talking.”Like his populist counterparts Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump, the president, popularly known as Amlo, has appeared skeptical over masks since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. He has never encouraged mask-wearing, and has only worn a mask in public when obliged to because he was taking a commercial flight.Asked on Friday about a threat from opposition politicians to seek an injunction forcing him to wear a mask, Amlo said: “Let’s make that deal. So let’s hurry up and end corruption so that I put on a m
