U.S. industry says Mexico shutdown endangers 'critical' North American supply chains

The National Association of Manufacturers, representing U.S. companies, on Wednesday told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador an economic shutdown due to the novel coronavirus could weaken North America's response to the pandemic.

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

U.S. business lobbies have been pressuring Lopez Obrador to label certain industries “essential” so that health emergency measures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico do not halt key operations on both sides of the border.

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