COVID 19 The Chinese Flu in Mexico - more info

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Did a bit of digging and it looks like their medical system is about to be overwhelmed in 3... 2... 1...

From the US Embassy in Mexico (today, April 6th):

  • Mexico confirmed 2,143 positive cases of COVID-19 within its borders as of April 5.  Authorities continue to investigate additional suspected cases.  The Mexican Ministry of Health (Spanish) publishes daily updates on the number of cases at the national and state levels.
  • The Mexican government’s COVID-19 planning and preparation is based on three scenarios:
    • Scenario One:  COVID-19 cases are travel related (travel from abroad).
    • Scenario Two:  Community-based transmission of COVID-19 begins and case numbers are in the hundreds.
    • Scenario Three:  COVID-19 transmission becomes widespread; case numbers are in the thousands.
  • The Mexican government assesses Mexico is currently in Scenario Two.

April 3rd the Mexican government instructed all tourist facilities to stop taking new reservations and to reschedule all existing reservations. Looks like they are trying to be proactive.

From Reuters (March 25th):

Mexicans fear looting spree as shops robbed, online messages incite theft
Mexicans on Wednesday feared measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak would lead to widespread looting after criminals robbed stores that were closed and posted calls on social media for people to ransack businesses.

Looks like a bad time to travel anywhere.

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