Mexico’s invincible heroes battle Covid in shadows

MEXICO CITY: Disinfecting emergency rooms, collecting hazardous waste and washing contaminated laundry, Mexican hospital cleaners risk their lives every day during the pandemic, often with little recognition.

Rights campaigners say these unsung heroes are particularly vulnerable to infection by the coronavirus in Mexico, whose coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) death toll of more than 70,000 is one of the world’s highest.