Tourists partying like there’s no pandemic in Mexico

Tourists at the Pre-Columbian Mayan site of Tulum in Mexico. Many are not adhering to health and safety guidelines. — AFP

Tourists writhe their bodies to pumping techno beats on dance floors along Mexico’s Caribbean coast – a magnet for people from around the world who want to party during a pandemic.

The Latin American country is among those worst hit by Covid-19 with a death toll fast approaching 200,000.