Mexico City.- Never before have some celebrity vacations been so controversial in Mexico as during the pandemic, and the networks do not forgive at least when it comes to public figures such as the English singer. Dua Lipa or the Mexican official Hugo López-Gatell.
As beneficial as they are dangerous, social networks, whose use and impact have increased since the outbreak of the pandemic, have generated strong reactions and criticism from those who dared to break the prison to travel and enjoy the sea. .
The most recent case was the visit to Beaches in Tulum, in the state of Yucatán, by the English singer who wrote “Don’t start now”, Dua Lipa.
Lipa was called “covidiot” in networks after some images of her surrounded by friends and her boyfriend were spread at sea.
Likewise, the vacations of the Undersecretary for the Prevention and Promotion of Health in Mexico, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, had a big impact when it was 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 a health emergency due to the high occupancy of the hospital.
Social media has been heavily criticized for his actions, but on his return, López-Gatell said he had “nothing to hide” because he followed the necessary care and his own recommendations for spending parties at the end of the year in small groups. .
The presenter and the comedian Chumel Torres expressed dissatisfaction with the undersecretary’s vacation through Twitter, but his followers immediately reminded him of his vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, in early December and called for consistency.
The Cuban dancer Niurka Marcos it didn’t even come off well. After inviting her followers to stay home for the end-of-year parties, she shared her latest trip to Mérida, Yucatán, on networks.
The photos also show the actress accompanied by at least 13 people among friends and family.
This provoked the indignation of many because, in addition to not staying home, Niurka Marcos and her friends did not respect the healthy distance and did not use the mask.
Although these were the most notorious cases in early 2021, 2020 has been framed 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 have criticized her pandemic holidays and the exacerbated use of social media in an emergency, such as the one announced by the hurricane.
The actress was accused of this Sherlyn González, who were also in the Yucatan with their one-month-old baby.
Currently, in Mexico there are one million 455 thousand 219 cases accumulated and 127 thousand 757 deaths from Covid19.