• CLOSURE: Dozens of small towns and villages across Mexico are installing roadblocks to prevent the entry of outsiders in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus into their communities. Restrictions to entry are being reported in several states in northern, central and southern Mexico.
• NUMBERS: As of late Monday, Mexico reported 2,439 coronavirus cases and 125 deaths. Mexico City accounts for 24% share of the total confirmed cases. Tourists usually take advantage of Holy Week to travel across Mexico but most haven’t done it this year due to the coronavirus emergency.
• CONTROL: “We are already very few here. We proposed this (restriction) so that children do not get infected. We see that many people walk in cities without any control”, said Lidia Domínguez, a leader in San Antonio Necua an indigenous community of 86 families in Baja California.
• COMMUNITIES: Among the towns actively barring access to outsiders include the Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco; Pahuatlán, Tilapa y Cuexpala in the central state of Puebla; and Santa Barbara and San Cristobal in the southern state of Guerrero.
