Mexico City and neighboring Mexico will ban non-essential activities in an effort to reduce an increase in COVID-19 cases that have overwhelmed hospitals, officials announced on Friday.
News management: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the hospital’s capacity is about 75 percent, but the federal government has set the number at 80 percent on the AP. Families reported searching for hours to find open hospital beds in the capital.
Details: From Saturday, restaurants must close, except for dining.
- Many non-essential stores have to close and cultural activities will be postponed or canceled.
- The restrictions will last until at least January 10.
- Friday’s announcement comes when malls and stores saw an increase in the number of customers for the holiday season.
What I say: “With these extraordinary measures, we will help reduce infections and hospitalizations in the Valley of Mexico, “said Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell. posted on Twitter Friday.
The whole picture: Mexico has nearly 1.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 116,480 deaths since Friday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University, although the numbers are believed to be much higher.
- Mexico City has confirmed more than 19,000 coronavirus-related deaths and about 20 percent of cases in the country, according to Bloomberg News.
Not worth anything: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has called for “dictatorship” tactical mandates and face masks on the AP.