▁by ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Centre ▁for ▁Environment al ▁Rights ▁( C emed ) ▁shows ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 8 3 ▁land ▁rights ▁and ▁environmental ▁def enders ▁were ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Mexico ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁inc idents ▁of ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁murder ▁were ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁state ▁officials ▁such ▁as ▁police ▁officers , ▁national ▁guard , ▁and ▁local ▁pro sec utors . ▁Mexico ▁oppos es ▁the ▁re e lection ▁of ▁Luis ▁Al mag ro ▁as ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁States ▁( O AS ). ▁Mayor ▁Juan ita ▁Rom ero ▁( P AN ) ▁of ▁N ac oz ari ▁de ▁García ▁Municip ality , ▁Son ora , ▁decl ares ▁a ▁cur f ew , ▁in ▁effect ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁April . ▁Only ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Mexico ▁has ▁the ▁legal ▁authority ▁to ▁declare ▁such ▁a ▁declaration . ▁March ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁A ▁Mexican ▁Navy ▁hel ic opter ▁crashes ▁during ▁an ▁anti - k id n apping ▁operation ▁in ▁Z ong ol ica , ▁Ver ac ru z . ▁One ▁police ▁officer ▁is ▁killed ▁and ▁ten ▁military ▁personnel ▁are ▁injured . ▁March ▁ 2 3 ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁says ▁Mexico ▁has ▁entered ▁Ph ase ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁with ▁ 3 3 8 ▁confirmed ▁cases . ▁This ▁includes ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁sick ▁individuals ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁direct ▁contact