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Call to Stay at Home Until April 19

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Ricardo Guzman By Ricardo Guzman | Editor - Sat, 03/28/2020 - 22:10

Deputy Minister of Health Hugo López-Gatell said the call on citizens to stay at home will last until April 19, and that the extension of the social isolation period is currently being analyzed. During the March 28 COVID-19 daily briefing, López-Gatell said this is Mexico’s “last chance” to prevent the health crisis from becoming unstoppable, as has happened in other countries.

“The only way to reduce transmission today is by staying in our houses, doing so on a large scale and for the stipulated one-month period,” López-Gatell said. After reporting 848 confirmed cases and 16 deaths, the officer explained that Mexico is going through a phase in which infections are accelerating, and that if everyone follows the protocol is it possible to prevent the number of new cases.

 

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As of Saturday, March 28

131         new cases (from yesterday)

848         confirmed cases nationwide

2,623     under investigation

16           deaths

 

 

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