Mexico COVID Status and Restrictions in States

Saturday, November 21, 2020

In June 2020, the federal authorities of Mexico established a “site visitors mild” monitoring system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to be able to place applicable well being and security restrictions on sure actions and alert residents of the epidemiological dangers in every of the nation’s 32 states. The bimonthly monitoring system is aligned with well being protocols to information Mexico’s states by way of the nation’s phased reopening plan. Beneath is a map for the interval of November 9, 2020, to November 22, 2020, indicating the COVID-19 danger degree in every of Mexico’s 32 states.

This chart presents the site visitors mild standing of every state, and, as relevant, variations between federal and native site visitors mild statuses based mostly on publications of the federal Ministry of Well being and standing experiences offered by every state.

On this version of the site visitors mild report, we are able to observe that 2 states are in crimson standing, 11 states are in yellow standing, and 18 states are in orange standing. Just one state, Campeche, is in inexperienced standing.

Each Chihuahua and Durango had been in orange standing in October 2020, however each have returned to crimson standing. Jalisco has activated the emergency button mechanism, which signifies a larger danger of contagion and due to this fact tighter restrictions on sure actions.

Chihuahua. A restriction schedule was established from 7:00 p.m. to six:00 a.m. through the week and from Friday night time (7:00 p.m.) mobility throughout the state is proscribed. Likewise, throughout restricted hours, solely a new classification of important actions could function. These important actions relate to well being, security, meals manufacturing and sale, administration of justice, and civil safety, amongst different important issues. Throughout unrestricted hours, the work facilities approved to take action can proceed to function, complying with (i) capability, (ii) sanitary protocols, and (iii) measures established in official state decrees from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays and Sundays. Measures might be reviewed by well being authorities each 15 days.

Jalisco. Sure actions that represented a larger danger of contagion for the inhabitants had been suspended for 14 days (from October 30, 2020, to November 13, 2020). These restrictions affected social, leisure, cultural, non secular, sports activities, and sure financial actions happening through the week and on weekends, from 7:00 p.m. to six:00 a.m. The restrictions didn’t impose a complete stoppage of actions, however reasonably a partial closure of nonessential actions.

You will need to take into account that instances and hospital occupancy charges in varied states of the nation proceed to extend, so it’s anticipated that extra states will return to crimson standing and/or that larger restrictions might be imposed.