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Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns
AP ^ | Mar 14, 2020 | AP

Posted on 03/15/2020 5:55:42 PM PDT by DannyTN

Thousands cheer the Vive Latino festival in Mexico City, Saturday, March 14, 2020. On Friday afternoon organizers confirmed that the 21st edition of the festival will go on as planned. (AP Photo/Christian Palma) MEXICO CITY (AP) — While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is going ahead with Vive Latino — one of the most important music festivals in the country.

Some acts backed out, but tens of thousands of music fans flocked on Saturday to the first day of the festival, which still expected Guns N’ Roses, Carlos Vives and Zoe to be among its headliners. Organizers said more than 70,000 tickets had been sold for each of the festival’s two days. ...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19

1 posted on 03/15/2020 5:55:42 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
"We don't need no stinkin quarantine!"

Okay, close the border tight.

2 posted on 03/15/2020 5:57:13 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

The land of Corona has to honor it’s virus.


3 posted on 03/15/2020 5:59:55 PM PDT by xp38
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To: DannyTN

Build the Wall!


4 posted on 03/15/2020 6:00:12 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: xp38

“The land of Corona has to honor it’s virus.”

well played, Sir!


5 posted on 03/15/2020 6:21:47 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: DannyTN
Most of the women still on the women's march?

Looks like mostly males?

6 posted on 03/15/2020 6:24:01 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DannyTN

They have no problem with the virus there. Everyone drinks the anti-virus beer, CORONA. If the alcohol doesn’t kill the virus, it gets them so drunk it is rendered harmless.

I wonder if they have a beer in Australia to fight the virus, named “Corona Borealis/Australialis”?


7 posted on 03/15/2020 6:36:30 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: DannyTN

Say what you want but they’re not cowards. Even they realize this isn’t freaking Ebola.
As we here watch jobs and businesses and freedom go down the drain


8 posted on 03/15/2020 6:46:33 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: DannyTN

DUH


9 posted on 03/15/2020 7:07:45 PM PDT by Pirate Ragnar
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