‘Covidpreneurs’ Hawk Body Bags Amid Mexico Shortages
- From spa manager to body bag provider, some make quick switch
- 12 million out of work in the pandemic and see opportunity
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With millions of Mexicans out of work due to Covid-19, some are seizing on the pandemic to trade in medical and other equipment, solving shortages while also causing price spikes and supply chaos.
Like in many countries, these entrepreneurs -- some call themselves “covidpreneurs” -- buy and sell everything from surgical masks to body bags. In Mexico, where government regulation isn’t for the fainthearted, most skirt official channels, offering their wares through social media, at metro stations, in stationary stores and even on their own doorsteps.