Mexico’s government has broadened its shutdown of “non-essential activities” to the private sector and prohibited gatherings of more than 50 people to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The one-month emergency measures will be in effect from March 30 to April 30. The move came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico reached 1,094, with 28 deaths. Mexico will ask older people at greater risk to stay home, even if they work in so-called essential sectors like health care or law enforcement. The measures appeared to be largely voluntary and did not appear to prohibit the street markets that remain active in Mexico.-AP

Source: The Standard March 31, 2020 03:15 UTC