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Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System: News For December 22, 2020, To January 3, 2020
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Confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Mexico increased to more
than 1.3 million as of December 18, 2020, according to Mexico’s
Ministry of Health, prompting the federal government to designate
the majority of states at high risk of spread of the virus
according to the nation’s four-tiered “traffic light”
pandemic monitoring system.
The
twice-monthly monitoring system was implemented in June 2020,
and is used to alert residents to the epidemiological risks, and
provide guidance on restrictions on certain activities, in each of
the country’s 32 states, including Mexico City. Below is a map
for the period of December 21, 2020, through January 3, 2021,
indicating the COVID-19 risk level in each of the states and the
capital.
The states of Baja
California and State of Mexico, as well
as Mexico
City, are in red status, indicating a closure of all
nonessential activities. Red status also indicates that individuals
at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 who can work remotely
are obligated to telework. The state of Mexico and Mexico City
are implementing the red traffic light status for a three-week
period, from December 19, 2020, through January 10, 2021.
Among the 24 states in orange status, 6 have issued a “red
alert,” including Aguascalientes,
Guanajuato,
Hidalgo, Querétaro,
Sonora,
and Zacatecas. A
red alert is a warning that a state’s traffic light status
could change to red if cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Guanajuato has already announced that it will enter red light
status from December 28, 2020, through January 10, 2021. In
addition, 3 states issued a “yellow alert” and 2 issued
“green alerts.”
This
chart presents the traffic light status of each state, and, as
applicable, variations between federal and local traffic light
statuses based on publications of the federal Ministry of Health
and status reports provided by each state.
Ogletree Deakins will continue to monitor and report on
developments with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic and will post
updates in the firm’s
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Center as additional
information becomes available. Important information for employers
is also available via the firm’s webinar and podcast programs.
Pietro
Straulino-Rodríguez is managing partner of
the Mexico City
office of Ogletree Deakins.
Iván Andrade Castelán is a law clerk in
the Mexico City
office of Ogletree Deakins.
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