They discover young people who disguised themselves as old people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus

Young people dressed up as old people to get vaccinated Mexico. Hunchbacks, with faces full of wrinkles and very gray hair, they walked slowly to a vaccination center last Saturday, two elderly people supposed get vaccinated against the virus. Seeing them shaking, the local nurses demanded that they be given the vaccine immediately.

After having vaccinated them, one of the assistants of the medical center accompanied them and asked them to make a brief interview to fill in some information on their form. It was only then that the official realized that these were not old people, but young people. This landmark event occurred in Coyoacán, Mexico.

“He realized that the voice didn’t match (with age), that’s when the authorities were called in and reported.”. Cristina Cruz, delegate for wellness programs in Mexico City, said at a press conference.

The crime for which the two young men, aged 30 and 35, are being held is identity theft for using other people’s documents.

“They were characterized as older adults, painted with gray hair and eyebrows, and masks to avoid recognition.“Adds the official.

In view of this fact, the Mexican government authorities recalled that the falsification of official documents is a criminal offense.

Moreover, they warned that from now on controls will be strict in vaccinations.

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They dressed up as an old man to get vaccinated

Coronavirus in Mexico

Mexico reported 596 new deaths for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours to accumulate a total of 205,598 deaths due to the disease, reported this Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Ministry of Health.

In addition, health authorities have reported 5,499 new infections, which adds to an accumulation of 2,261,879 cases confirmed.

However, we must not forget that the official death toll could be much higher, since the past. March 28 the federal government itself reported in its most recent report on “Excess mortality” that the country had registered 294,287 deaths associated with COVID until February 13, after studying death certificates, with which Mexico would exceed the 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus.

During the usual conference to report on the progress of the pandemic in the country, José Luis Alomía, Director of Epidemiology, indicated that as part of the downward trend that has been maintained in the Mexican Republic since January this year, the percentage of active cases continues in 1%, which equals 25,855 patients who have had symptoms of the disease within the past 14 days (March 25 to April 7, 2021).

(Graphic: Jovani Pérez)

Despite this downward trend, specialists and the authorities themselves predict that Mexico is on the verge of another difficult day in the health battle for the vacationers who took a break for Easter and COVID-19 variants: even a worse scenario than that of December and which could lead to new restrictions to be faced a possible third wave.

They dressed up as an old man to get vaccinated

However, according to the technical document, the Mexico It is still the entity with the highest number of active cases (over 3000 cases), followed by State of Mexico (more than 1000); the two concentrate 48% of active cases in the country. On the other hand, Nayarit, Chiapas, Colima and Campeche These are the states with the fewest active cases, with 95, 77, 74 and 72 respectively.

The above is still reflected in the colors of the epidemiological traffic light which has been in effect since last Monday and will remain so until the next April 11 where no state is “red»(Maximum risk of contagion); in colour “verde(Low risk) there are seven entities: Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Jalisco, Nayarit, Chiapas and Campeche.

They dressed up as an old man to get vaccinated

At “yellow”(Moderate risk) 18 entities: Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Colima, Aguascalientes, Michoacán, Guerrero, Nuevo León, Tlaxcala, Quintana Roo, Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Morelos and Tabasco; while in “Orange(High risk) Seven are left: Mexico City, State of Mexico, Puebla, Querétaro, Yucatán, Hidalgo and Chihuahua.

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