Overview

• López-Gatell’s appointment as Mexico’s representative to the WHO remains in effect while opposition motions and inquiries proceed.
• The PRI Senate group filed a motion urging President Sheinbaum to revoke his nomination over allegations of criminal negligence in managing the COVID-19 crisis.
• Movimiento Ciudadano’s Senate caucus requested that the FGR disclose how many complaints have been filed against López-Gatell since March 2020, specifying alleged offences and current statuses.
• The Independent Commission on the Pandemic cited a 44% hospital mortality rate and high healthcare worker fatality figures under his leadership as evidence against his suitability for the WHO role.
• Diplomats in Geneva have publicly mocked his appointment, stating he “does not even qualify as an attaché” under standard diplomatic protocols.