Far from receding during the pandemic, Mexico's homicide rate actually rose during March as the country started lockdowns to combat the coronavirus, accordingg to figures provided Friday by the government.

Health workers in Mexico City blocked a street on Monday demanding more protective gear as their hospital receives more patients suffering from COVID-19.

They are the first line of defense against the COVID-19 pandemic, but in parts of Mexico, doctors, nurses and other health workers are being harassed to the point that federal authorities have pleaded for Mexicans to show solidarity.