COVID-19 bulletin No. 301 – Mexico

November 18 2020

Important notice: This report was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This report is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection.

Statistics

Please consult the following sources for the most recent data:

The Government of Mexico maintains a website with regularly updated information on the spread of COVID-19 in Mexico. (In Spanish only)
The National Autonomous University of Mexico maintains a website that regularly updates information on the spread of COVID-19 in Mexico, including breakdowns by state and city. (In Spanish only)
The Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center provides daily updates of the number of confirmed cases and deaths in Mexico.

Number of reported cases

Number of confirmed cases per million people as of 10 November 2020: 7,544.90

Our World in Data. 10 November 2020. "Cumulative Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Million People." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2020]

Number of deaths per million people as of 10 November 2020: 738.56

Our World in Data. 10 November 2020. "Cumulative Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths per Million People." [Accessed 10 Nov. 2020]

Daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people (seven day rolling average), as of 12 November 2020

Our World in Data. 12 November 2020. "Daily New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Million People." [Accessed 12 Nov. 2020]

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Date	Daily new cases per million people
2020-03-01	0.012
2020-03-02	0.012
2020-03-03	0.011
2020-03-04	0.014
2020-03-05	0.018
2020-03-06	0.014
2020-03-07	0.011
2020-03-08	0.011
2020-03-09	0.016
2020-03-10	0.017
2020-03-11	0.025
2020-03-12	0.053
2020-03-13	0.082
2020-03-14	0.15
2020-03-15	0.204
2020-03-16	0.239
2020-03-17	0.314
2020-03-18	0.409
2020-03-19	0.494
2020-03-20	0.627
2020-03-21	0.69
2020-03-22	0.71
2020-03-23	0.725
2020-03-24	0.798
2020-03-25	0.899
2020-03-26	0.954
2020-03-27	1.015
2020-03-28	1.131
2020-03-29	1.245
2020-03-30	1.353
2020-03-31	1.564
2020-04-01	1.673
2020-04-02	1.875
2020-04-03	2.005
2020-04-04	2.143
2020-04-05	2.207
2020-04-06	2.308
2020-04-07	2.582
2020-04-08	2.789
2020-04-09	3.007
2020-04-10	3.127
2020-04-11	3.312
2020-04-12	3.53
2020-04-13	3.752
2020-04-14	4.101
2020-04-15	4.536
2020-04-16	4.955
2020-04-17	5.52
2020-04-18	6.143
2020-04-19	6.507
2020-04-20	6.804
2020-04-21	7.407
2020-04-22	7.982
2020-04-23	8.415
2020-04-24	8.916
2020-04-25	9.493
2020-04-26	9.804
2020-04-27	10.122
2020-04-28	10.535
2020-04-29	10.991
2020-04-30	11.492
2020-05-01	11.907
2020-05-02	11.665
2020-05-03	12.016
2020-05-04	12.292
2020-05-05	13.07
2020-05-06	13.386
2020-05-07	13.951
2020-05-08	14.626
2020-05-09	15.749
2020-05-10	15.927
2020-05-11	16.106
2020-05-12	16.588
2020-05-13	17.497
2020-05-14	18.417
2020-05-15	19.166
2020-05-16	20.336
2020-05-17	21.043
2020-05-18	21.288
2020-05-19	22.458
2020-05-20	23.172
2020-05-21	24.057
2020-05-22	25.085
2020-05-23	25.655
2020-05-24	25.771
2020-05-25	26.035
2020-05-26	26.694
2020-05-27	27.544
2020-05-28	28.168
2020-05-29	28.417
2020-05-30	28.839
2020-05-31	29.345
2020-06-01	29.567
2020-06-02	30.294
2020-06-03	30.739
2020-06-04	31.248
2020-06-05	31.987
2020-06-06	32.728
2020-06-07	33.027
2020-06-08	33.317
2020-06-09	34.291
2020-06-10	35.418
2020-06-11	36.276
2020-06-12	36.822
2020-06-13	37.457
2020-06-14	37.532
2020-06-15	37.803
2020-06-16	38.241
2020-06-17	38.952
2020-06-18	39.399
2020-06-19	40.129
2020-06-20	40.669
2020-06-21	41.206
2020-06-22	41.056
2020-06-23	41.397
2020-06-24	41.619
2020-06-25	41.807
2020-06-26	42.039
2020-06-27	42.477
2020-06-28	42.58
2020-06-29	43.119
2020-06-30	43.817
2020-07-01	44.447
2020-07-02	45.864
2020-07-03	46.716
2020-07-04	47.323
2020-07-05	47.316
2020-07-06	47.356
2020-07-07	47.715
2020-07-08	48.473
2020-07-09	48.315
2020-07-10	48.419
2020-07-11	48.568
2020-07-12	48.785
2020-07-13	49.032
2020-07-14	50.147
2020-07-15	50.795
2020-07-16	52.276
2020-07-17	53.479
2020-07-18	54.3
2020-07-19	54.881
2020-07-20	55.117
2020-07-21	55.397
2020-07-22	55.616
2020-07-23	55.104
2020-07-24	54.892
2020-07-25	54.957
2020-07-26	54.701
2020-07-27	54.231
2020-07-28	53.532
2020-07-29	52.978
2020-07-30	52.248
2020-07-31	51.734
2020-08-01	50.305
2020-08-02	49.871
2020-08-03	49.327
2020-08-04	48.238
2020-08-05	47.325
2020-08-06	46.72
2020-08-07	45.715
2020-08-08	45.581
2020-08-09	45.464
2020-08-10	45.357
2020-08-11	44.976
2020-08-12	44.419
2020-08-13	43.571
2020-08-14	43.163
2020-08-15	42.62
2020-08-16	42.097
2020-08-17	41.971
2020-08-18	41.553
2020-08-19	41.307
2020-08-20	41.132
2020-08-21	40.678
2020-08-22	40.754
2020-08-23	40.626
2020-08-24	40.634
2020-08-25	40.791
2020-08-26	40.616
2020-08-27	41.398
2020-08-28	41.851
2020-08-29	41.949
2020-08-30	41.937
2020-08-31	41.775
2020-09-01	41.64
2020-09-02	42.23
2020-09-03	42.124
2020-09-04	42.013
2020-09-05	41.666
2020-09-06	41.369
2020-09-07	41.21
2020-09-08	40.61
2020-09-09	40.02
2020-09-10	39.049
2020-09-11	38.311
2020-09-12	37.663
2020-09-13	37.574
2020-09-14	37.378
2020-09-15	37.153
2020-09-16	34.599
2020-09-17	30.389
2020-09-18	30.963
2020-09-19	31.232
2020-09-20	31.22
2020-09-21	31.107
2020-09-22	31.158
2020-09-23	33.198
2020-09-24	36.979
2020-09-25	36.044
2020-09-26	35.521
2020-09-27	35.385
2020-09-28	35.385
2020-09-29	35.297
2020-09-30	35.078
2020-10-01	34.765
2020-10-02	34.542
2020-10-03	34.121
2020-10-04	33.823
2020-10-05	33.689
2020-10-06	32.908
2020-10-07	32.535
2020-10-08	32.494
2020-10-09	32.473
2020-10-10	32.817
2020-10-11	33.004
2020-10-12	33.192
2020-10-13	33.28
2020-10-14	32.33
2020-10-15	29.521
2020-10-16	25.681
2020-10-17	20.552
2020-10-18	20.957
2020-10-19	20.48
2020-10-20	18.678
2020-10-21	20.051
2020-10-22	24.711
2020-10-23	30.408
2020-10-24	37.304
2020-10-25	40.877
2020-10-26	44.246
2020-10-27	44.763
2020-10-28	44.934
2020-10-29	43.549
2020-10-30	42.813
2020-10-31	42.144
2020-11-01	42.283
2020-11-02	42.361
2020-11-03	41.914
2020-11-04	41.148
2020-11-05	40.738
2020-11-06	40.316
2020-11-07	40.239
2020-11-08	40.969
2020-11-09	42.584
2020-11-10	43.91
2020-11-11	44.459

Breakdown by state/province/region

Number of confirmed cases, deaths, recoveries and active cases per state, as of 12 November 2020

State	Confirmed	Deaths	Recovered	Active
Aguascalientes	11,038	914	8,450	1,674
Baja California	24,196	4,026	18,915	1,255
Baja California Sur	13,289	625	11,901	763
Campeche	6,593	860	5,639	94
Chiapas	7,604	1,170	6,438	-4
Chihuahua	23,682	2543	17,317	3,822
Ciudad de Mexico	174,127	12,154	142,328	19,645
Coahuila	36,942	2,707	30,938	3,297
Colima	6,893	724	5,791	378
Durango	16,851	943	13,226	2,682
Guanajuato	52,941	3,584	45,630	3,727
Guerrero	22,756	2,345	20,009	402
Hidalgo	16,898	2,438	13,370	1,090
Jalisco	36,854	4,388	2,9846	2,620
Mexico	102,163	14,476	86,405	1,282
Michoacan	26,353	2,137	23,178	1,038
Morelos	7,235	1,245	5,631	359
Nayarit	6,897	888	5,745	264
Nuevo Leon	58,760	4,159	49,029	5,572
Oaxaca	22,506	1,790	19,550	1,166
Puebla	36,999	4,903	30,711	1,385
Queretaro	16,524	1,238	12,483	2,803
Quintana Roo	13,775	1,864	11,673	238
San Luis Potosi	30,869	2,216	27,062	1,591
Sinaloa	22,766	3,733	18,245	788
Sonora	39,883	3,218	35,026	1,639
Tabasco	35,306	3,006	31,364	936
Tamaulipas	33,362	2,775	29,450	1,137
Tlaxcala	8,721	1,250	7,322	149
Veracruz	38,093	5,138	32,254	701
Yucatan	22,331	1,884	19,522	925
Zacatecas	12,970	1,089	9,907	1,974

Extracted from: John Hopkins: Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE). 12 November 2020. “COVID-19/csse_covid_19_data/csse_covid_19_daily_reports/.” [Accessed 12 Nov. 2020]

Testing rate

The share of COVID-19 tests that are positive ("positive rate"*)

Our World in Data. 2 November 2020. "Mexico: The Share of COVID-19 Tests that Are Positive." [Accessed 12 Nov. 2020]

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Date	Positive rate (100%)
2020-03-01	0.8
2020-03-02	0.8
2020-03-03	0.7
2020-03-04	0.9
2020-03-05	1.1
2020-03-06	0.9
2020-03-07	0.7
2020-03-08	0.7
2020-03-09	1.1
2020-03-10	1.2
2020-03-11	1.7
2020-03-12	3.2
2020-03-13	4.2
2020-03-14	7
2020-03-15	9
2020-03-16	10
2020-03-17	10.7
2020-03-18	11.9
2020-03-19	12.5
2020-03-20	14.5
2020-03-21	14.9
2020-03-22	14.7
2020-03-23	12.9
2020-03-24	12.6
2020-03-25	12.7
2020-03-26	12.5
2020-03-27	11.8
2020-03-28	12.7
2020-03-29	13.4
2020-03-30	13.6
2020-03-31	15.5
2020-04-01	16.2
2020-04-02	17.6
2020-04-03	18.5
2020-04-04	19.2
2020-04-05	19.6
2020-04-06	19.8
2020-04-07	21.1
2020-04-08	21.6
2020-04-09	23.4
2020-04-10	23.9
2020-04-11	24.7
2020-04-12	25.5
2020-04-13	25.5
2020-04-14	26.1
2020-04-15	27.6
2020-04-16	28.2
2020-04-17	29.4
2020-04-18	32.2
2020-04-19	33.5
2020-04-20	33.5
2020-04-21	35.7
2020-04-22	37.6
2020-04-23	38
2020-04-24	38.5
2020-04-25	39.9
2020-04-26	40.3
2020-04-27	40.4
2020-04-28	40.1
2020-04-29	39.4
2020-04-30	38.7
2020-05-01	41.5
2020-05-02	39.8
2020-05-03	39.7
2020-05-04	38.4
2020-05-05	39.9
2020-05-06	39.6
2020-05-07	40.4
2020-05-08	38.6
2020-05-09	40.7
2020-05-10	41.2
2020-05-11	40.6
2020-05-12	39.6
2020-05-13	40.4
2020-05-14	41.1
2020-05-15	41.1
2020-05-16	42.9
2020-05-17	44.2
2020-05-18	43.1
2020-05-19	44.8
2020-05-20	44.9
2020-05-21	45.5
2020-05-22	46.6
2020-05-23	47.5
2020-05-24	47
2020-05-25	46.6
2020-05-26	46.5
2020-05-27	47
2020-05-28	47.4
2020-05-29	47.2
2020-05-30	47.2
2020-05-31	47.8
2020-06-01	47.3
2020-06-02	47.9
2020-06-03	47.9
2020-06-04	47.6
2020-06-05	47.7
2020-06-06	48.5
2020-06-07	48.7
2020-06-08	48.1
2020-06-09	48
2020-06-10	48.5
2020-06-11	48.8
2020-06-12	48.7
2020-06-13	49.5
2020-06-14	49.3
2020-06-15	48.6
2020-06-16	48.5
2020-06-17	49.1
2020-06-18	49.3
2020-06-19	50.2
2020-06-20	50.4
2020-06-21	51.4
2020-06-22	51.8
2020-06-23	52
2020-06-24	52.2
2020-06-25	51.9
2020-06-26	51.4
2020-06-27	51.7
2020-06-28	51.1
2020-06-29	50.3
2020-06-30	50.4
2020-07-01	49.6
2020-07-02	50.5
2020-07-03	50.9
2020-07-04	51.7
2020-07-05	51.6
2020-07-06	51.3
2020-07-07	50.9
2020-07-08	51.7
2020-07-09	51.3
2020-07-10	51.4
2020-07-11	51.3
2020-07-12	51.4
2020-07-13	51.1
2020-07-14	52
2020-07-15	51.4
2020-07-16	51.7
2020-07-17	51.7
2020-07-18	51.9
2020-07-19	52.4
2020-07-20	52.1
2020-07-21	51.9
2020-07-22	52.4
2020-07-23	52.1
2020-07-24	52.2
2020-07-25	52.6
2020-07-26	52.6
2020-07-27	52.8
2020-07-28	52.4
2020-07-29	52.5
2020-07-30	52.1
2020-07-31	52.4
2020-08-01	51
2020-08-02	50.9
2020-08-03	51.1
2020-08-04	50.4
2020-08-05	49.6
2020-08-06	49.5
2020-08-07	48.4
2020-08-08	48.5
2020-08-09	48.4
2020-08-10	48.1
2020-08-11	47.9
2020-08-12	47.6
2020-08-13	46.7
2020-08-14	46.4
2020-08-15	46
2020-08-16	45.5
2020-08-17	45.7
2020-08-18	45.2
2020-08-19	45.1
2020-08-20	45.5
2020-08-21	45
2020-08-22	45.1
2020-08-23	45
2020-08-24	45
2020-08-25	45.3
2020-08-26	44
2020-08-27	43.5
2020-08-28	43.3
2020-08-29	43
2020-08-30	42.9
2020-08-31	42.6
2020-09-01	41.8
2020-09-02	42.4
2020-09-03	42.4
2020-09-04	42.3
2020-09-05	42.4
2020-09-06	42.1
2020-09-07	42.1
2020-09-08	41.6
2020-09-09	41.4
2020-09-10	40.7
2020-09-11	40.4
2020-09-12	39.9
2020-09-13	39.9
2020-09-14	39.7
2020-09-15	41.8
2020-09-16	45
2020-09-17	39.5
2020-09-18	40
2020-09-19	40.5
2020-09-20	40.5
2020-09-21	40.6
2020-09-22	38.4
2020-09-23	36
2020-09-24	40.8
2020-09-25	40.1
2020-09-26	39.5
2020-09-27	39.3
2020-09-28	39.1
2020-09-29	39
2020-09-30	38.8
2020-10-01	38.5
2020-10-02	38.6
2020-10-03	38.4
2020-10-04	38.1
2020-10-05	38.8
2020-10-06	38.3
2020-10-07	38
2020-10-08	38
2020-10-09	37.9
2020-10-10	38.1
2020-10-11	38.1
2020-10-12	37.5
2020-10-13	36.8
2020-10-14	35.3
2020-10-15	31.9
2020-10-16	27.2
2020-10-17	21.7
2020-10-18	22.1
2020-10-19	20.9
2020-10-20	18.6
2020-10-21	19.5
2020-10-22	23.3
2020-10-23	28.5
2020-10-24	35
2020-10-25	38.4
2020-10-26	41.8
2020-10-27	42.5
2020-10-28	43.3
2020-10-29	43
2020-10-30	44.2
2020-10-31	44.2
2020-11-01	44.7
2020-11-02	50.4

* According to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Public health criteria to adjust public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19, published on 12 May 2020, “[l]ess than 5% of samples positive for COVID-19, at least for the last 2 weeks, assuming that surveillance for suspected cases is comprehensive,” is one of the indications that the epidemic is "controlled".

Government measures

Our World in Data, an online academic resource that provides research and data on global challenges and development, and which is maintained by the University of Oxford's Martin Programme on Global Development and Global Change Data Lab, provides information and maps on global policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic addressing the following themes:

School and workplace closures;
Cancellation of public events and gatherings;
Public information campaigns;
Stay-at-home restrictions;
International and domestic travel;
Testing and contact tracing;
Income support and debt relief.

KPMG, a global network of independent member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services, provides information on government and institution measures in response to COVID-19 in Mexico, including:

Tax measures;
Employment-related measures (including food-related, healthcare related, social security, etc.);
Economic stimulus measures;
Other measures.

The Mexican government maintains a “traffic light” system (“semáforo COVID-19”) according to which states are subject to more restrictions based on the colour assigned. Maximum to minimum: red, orange, yellow and green. (In Spanish only) A map showing each state of Mexico with its assigned colour is available here: https://datos.covid-19.conacyt.mx/#SemaFE

Entry/exit, quarantine measures and internal mobility

Refer to the United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information for the most up-to-date information on entry and exit restrictions, quarantine measures, and internal mobility in Mexico.

The United Nations (UN)'s International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Mobility Impacts COVID-19 portal provides regularly updated data on the restrictions and procedures applicable at specific points of entry (international and regional airports, border crossings and checkpoints).

Entry/exit

The United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information provides the following summary of entry and exit restrictions, as reported by various sources:

U.S. extends border restrictions with Canada and Mexico until 21 November 2020 (Reuters, 19.10.2020). Latest News: Terminal 3 reopens at Cancun International Airport after closure because of COVID-19 (Yucatan Times, 27.10.2020).
International Restrictions: Commercial flights are operating to and from Mexico. *Entry to Mexico from the United States: The land border between the US and Mexico is closed to all non-essential traffic as part of COVID-19 measures. This is reviewed on a monthly basis. This closure applies primarily to tourism and recreational travel. Cargo, trade and healthcare workers will still be able to cross the border.
Entry from Guatemala: There have been reports of disruptions and tensions at the Mexico-Guatemala border. On 1 October a caravan of approximately 3000 migrants entered Guatemala and are currently making their way through Honduras to Mexico, bound for the United States (USA). Periodic border closures are possible and you should check with local authorities before attempting to cross the land border.

United Nations (UN). 11 November 2020. World Food Programme (WFP). "COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information: Mexico." [Accessed 18 Nov. 2020]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provides details on individuals for whom the international travel restrictions do not apply.

Quarantine measures/procedures at port-of-entry

The United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information provides the following summary of procedures at arrival and quarantine measures, as reported by various sources:

Testing / screening on arrival: If you present symptoms upon arrival at an airport in Mexico, you should ask for the International Health Team (“Sanidad Internacional”).
COVID-19 negative certification not required / not known. Mandatory questionnaire to be fulfilled electronically by passengers. Temperature screening for all arrivals. Visual inspection of passengers by the local authority. Medical evaluation in site.
No requirement. There are no mandatory quarantine policies currently in effect in Mexico for confirmed or suspected cases. The Mexican government encourages people experiencing the symptoms of COVID-19, fever, cough, headaches, throat pain, or constant sneezing, to stay at home for 14 days, consult with, and comply with the instructions of your local healthcare provider.

United Nations (UN) 11 November 2020. World Food Programme (WFP). " COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information: Mexico." [Accessed 18 Nov. 2020]

Internal mobility

The United Nations (UN)'s World Food Programme (WFP) COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information provides the following summary of internal restrictions, as reported by various sources:

Hotels are no longer receiving reservations and only some hotels are authorised to offer limited accommodation to foreign nationals for humanitarian reasons. The Mexican Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Health request that non-resident foreign nationals currently in Mexico return to their home countries immediately.

United Nations (UN). 11 Nov. 2020. World Food Programme (WFP). "COVID-19 Global Travel Restrictions and Airline Information: Mexico." [Accessed 18 Nov. 2020]

The United States Embassy in Mexico's website provides an overview of different measures taken at the state and municipal level regarding internal mobility, such as non-mandatory stay-at-home advice, curfews, and reduced business hours. The following measures were taken by specific states:

In Baja California Sur, a state decree defines essential activities for citizens as the following: to purchase/obtain food and essential items; to visit hospitals and establishments to receive health services; to work in essential activities; to return home; to care for elderly, disabled, or children; to move to and from financial or insurance establishments; and to deliver donations of food and “first necessity items” to public and private NGOs for distribution to underprivileged families. Vehicles on public roads may only have the driver aboard. Officials may issue fines and/or arrest and detain individuals found to be in violation of stay at home orders.
The State of Durango has instituted a stay-at-home order. Among other measures, large gatherings have been prohibited, those in the state should remain in their houses unless there is a “justified reason,” and no more than three passengers in a car is permitted. State and local governments have implemented sanitary checkpoints throughout the state. Officials may issue fines, order community service, and/or arrest and detain individuals found to be in violation of stay at home orders.
In Guanajuato state, in San Miguel de Allende: As of May 1, the use of masks is obligatory. Authorities can fine or detain violators for up to 36 hours. As of June 1, health and law enforcement authorities will establish health checkpoints at the bus station and the highways leading into town. Authorities will check all passengers’ and drivers’ temperatures and will provide them hand sanitizer. Officials will record each visitor’s purpose of travel, name, place of origin, age, and phone number.
In Mexico State, stay-at-home orders are in place and it is recommended that people only go out for food, medicine, and basic necessities, while wearing a mask. Officials may issue fines and/or arrest and detain individuals found to be in violation of stay at home orders.
In Miochacan, Michoacán police units are deployed throughout all 113 municipalities, where they ensure the population abides by established health measures. Officials may issue fines and/or arrest and detain individuals found to be in violation of stay at home orders.
In Nayarit, a checkpoint in Acaponeta on federal highway 15D was set up in order to conduct health checks on people entering Nayarit from Sinaloa and exiting Nayarit towards Sinaloa. Officials may issue fines and/or arrest and detain individuals found to be in violation of stay at home orders.
In Nuevo Leon, the government will administer fines up to $35,000 MXN or 3 years of jail for people diagnosed with COVID-19 who fail to maintain quarantine at home or in hospitals. The curfew during the week from Monday through Friday is 22:00 to 05:00. Stay-at-home order is required for the weekend with the exception of emergencies.
In Queretaro, checkpoints will be established at every state entry point. Emergency vehicles will be prioritized on roads. Officials may issue fines and/or arrest and detain individuals found to be in violation of stay at home orders.
In Sonora, Hermosillo city issued a stay-at-home order for the entire population unless specifically exempted. Those exempted must use masks and carry their exempted company’s badge or a letter to demonstrate they and their employer are essential and their travel is related to company/official business.

United States (US). 13 November 2020. United States Embassy & Consulates in Mexico. "COVID-19 Information for U.S. Citizens in Mexico." [Accessed 18 Nov. 2020]

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