Mexico City. Never before have celebrity holidays been so controversial in Mexico as during the times of the pandemic, and the networks don’t forgive the least when it comes to public figures like the English singer Dua Lipa or the Mexican official Hugo López-Gatell.
As beneficial as they are dangerous, social networks, the use and impact of which have increased since the outbreak of the pandemic, have elicited reactions and strong criticism from those who have ventured into confinement to travel and enjoy the sea.
The most recent case was the visit to Tulum beaches, in the state of Yucatán, by the English singer who wrote “Don’t start now”, Dua Lipa.
Lipa has been called a “covidiote” on social media after images of her surrounded by her friends and her boyfriend at sea were circulated.
Likewise, the vacations of the Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion in Mexico, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, had a big impact when they were photographed without masks on the plane and on the beaches of the state of Oaxaca at the height of the pandemic when Mexico City is in an emergency due to the high hospital occupation.
Social networks were criticized for his actions, but upon his return, López-Gatell said he had “nothing to hide” because he had followed due care and his own recommendations to spend the end of the year celebrations in small groups.
The presenter and comedian Chumel Torres expressed dissatisfaction with the undersecretary’s vacations Twitter, But his followers immediately reminded him of the vacations he had spent in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, in early December, and they called for consistency.
The Cuban dancer Niurka Marcos it didn’t work out well either. After calling on his followers to stay home for the end of year celebrations, he shared his most recent trip to Mérida, Yucatán via networks.
The photos also show the actress in the company of at least 13 people among friends and family.
This caused the outrage of many because not only did Niurka Marcos and her friends not stay at home, respect the healthy distance, or use the mask.
While these were the most infamous cases in early 2021, 2020 was surrounded by similar controversies.
One of the most popular was that of the Mexican ‘influencer’ Barbara de Regil, who was enjoying the beach in Tulum in October when she was surprised by the arrival of Hurricane Delta.
Internet users criticized his pandemic holidays and increased use of social networks in an emergency, as announced by the hurricane.
The actress was accused of the same Sherlyn González, who were also in Yucatan with their one-month-old baby.
Currently in Mexico there are one million 455 thousand 219 accumulated cases and 127 thousand 757 deaths from COVID-19.