Mexico’s easing of COVID-19 restrictions is off to a sluggish start, as the country remains in the highest red phase of the contagion alert, according to Reuters. Still, the path to slowly reopening the economy is moving forward; Mexico is starting to allow certain sectors (automakers, mining firms, and builders) to exit the lockdown. So far, approval has been granted to 75% of the transport companies, 85% of miners and 6% of building firms. (Source: Reuters) Read the original article…
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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