• Measures will be taken such as closing of stores, shops and non-essential establishments at 5:00 pm; Withdrawal from the sale of food on public roads, with financial support and strengthening the use of face masks and sanitary measures in all economic activities
• 34 new colonies are incorporated to replace another 34 that managed to reduce the number of active cases
The Government of Mexico City informs that new sanitary measures are established in the 200 priority attention colonies for COVID-19, with the aim of detecting and isolating positive cases of this disease. In order to reduce infections in these colonies, in agreement with the organizations of merchants and businessmen, the following measures will be taken:
- Closing of shops, businesses and non-essential establishments at 5:00 p.m.
- The withdrawal of the sale of food on public roads, with financial support
- Strengthening the use of face masks and sanitary measures in all economic activities Likewise, the intervention in the flea markets will be strengthened in coordination with the mayors, taking the following measures:
● Sale of food only to take away
● Mandatory use of face masks for merchants and customers
It is important that all people, but even more the neighbors of these neighborhoods:
- Stay at home, if it is not necessary to go out, do not go out
- If it is essential for them to go out, wear a mask and always keep a healthy distance
- No parties, no posadas or gatherings with friends and family
- Purchases should only be made by one person in the household
- If you are positive for Covid-19, isolate yourself for 15 days and call Locatel at 55 56 58 11 11 for medical follow-up
Likewise, as part of the priority neighborhood program and the actions to face the Covid-19 pandemic, Mexico City has the capacity to carry out 20 thousand daily tests, this allows isolating more positive cases and providing support through the Responsible and Protected Homes Program, as well as medical monitoring. To facilitate access to the general population and residents of priority neighborhoods, it is reported that:
- There are 229 points where COVID-19 tests are carried out for free, distributed in: a. 117 health centers. b. 33 health kiosks in priority care neighborhoods. c. 50 macro kiosks. d. 29 hospitals in the SEDESA network
- Rapid antigen tests are available at all 229 sites and have results in 20 minutes.
- The location of these sampling points is available on the website https://covid19.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/uploaded-files/ubicacion-de-macro-quioscos-y-quioscos.pdf or by sending a free SMS message to 51515 with the word “test”. Likewise, it is reported that the 200 neighborhoods register a total of 8,398 active cases, which represent 38 percent of the total positive cases in Mexico City. If the cases in the neighboring neighborhoods are considered, they together represent 55 percent of the active cases in the City. The 200 neighborhoods that are part of the Priority Care Program are listed below.
The new colonies that are added to the program this week are:
Santa Fe (U HAB) – Álvaro Obregón
Olivar del Conde 1st Section I – Álvaro Obregón
San Juan Tlihuaca (PBLO) – Azcapotzalco
Narvarte I – Benito Juárez
Christmas (Christmas farms) – Cuajimalpa de Morelos
Worker I – Cuauhtémoc
San Rafael II¬ – Cuauhtémoc
Saint Philip of Jesus II – Gustavo A. Madero
San Juan de Aragón (PBLO) – Gustavo A. Madero
Gertrudis Sánchez 3rd section – Gustavo A. Madero
New Tenochtitlan – Gustavo A. Madero
Saint Philip of Jesus III – Gustavo A. Madero
Chalma de Guadalupe I – Gustavo A. Madero
La Forestal – Gustavo A. Madero
Country Aragon I – Gustavo A. Madero
Country Aragon II – Gustavo A. Madero
German Houses (AMPL) II – Gustavo A. Madero
Squad 201 – Iztapalapa
Guadalupe del Moral – Iztapalapa
Cuauhtémoc – La Magdalena Contreras
El Rosal – La Magdalena Contreras
Tlaxpana – Miguel Hidalgo
San Pedro Atocpan (PBLO) – Milpa Alta
Los Olivos – Tláhuac
San Jose – Tláhuac
La Draga -Tláhuac
San Andrés Mixquic (PBLO) -Tláhuac
Santa Cecilia -Tláhuac
Las Arboledas – Tláhuac
The Station – Tláhuac
Lomas de Padierna I – Tlalpan
Lomas de Padierna II – Tlalpan
Pedregal de San Nicolás 3rd secc – Tlalpan
Santo Tomás Ajusco (PBLO) – Tlalpan
On the other hand, the colonies that will no longer belong to the program are the following:
Lomas de Chamontoya – Álvaro Obregón
Jalalpa – Álvaro Obregón
Mill of Roses – Álvaro Obregón
Alfonso XIII – Alvaro Obregón
Olivar del Conde II section I – Álvaro Obregón
Independence – Benito Juárez
Naples – Benito Juárez
East Portals – Benito Juárez
Nonoalco – Benito Juárez
Portales II – Benito Juárez
Lateran Valley – Benito Juárez
San Pedro Cuajimalpa (PBLO) – Cuajimalpa de Morelos
Warrior IV – Cuauhtémoc
Buenavista II – Cuauhtémoc
Nonoalco-Tlatelolco (U HAB) I – Cuauhtémoc
Nonoalco-Tlatelolco (U HAB) II – Cuauhtémoc
Morelos I – Cuauhtémoc
Doctors V – Cuauhtémoc
Former racecourse of Peralvillo – Cuauhtémoc
Peralvillo II – Cuauhtémoc
Pantitlán V – Iztacalco
Farms Mexico I – Iztacalco
Farms Mexico II – Iztacalco
Tlacotal Ramos Millán – Iztacalco
Infonavit Iztacalco (U HAB) I – Iztacalco
Vicente Guerrero Super Manzana 6 (UHAB) – Iztapalapa
Lomas de San Bernabé (AMPL) – La Magdalena Contreras
Pensil San Juanico – Miguel Hidalgo
Los Hornos Texcaltenco – Tlalpan
Balbuena II Garden – Venustiano Carranza
Balbuena III Garden – Venustiano Carranza
Rock of the Baths – Venustiano Carranza
San Lorenzo Atemoaya (PBLO) – Xochimilco
San Andrés Ahuayucan (PBLO) – Xochimilco
It is reported that, through the Priority Attention to Neighborhoods, Towns and Neighborhoods program, 156,422 rapid tests for COVID-19 have been carried out so far in kiosks and macro kiosks; 425,521 medical home visits have been made; and orientation has been provided to 752 thousand 483 people. The general population is reminded that they should not lower their guard and continue to implement measures such as the rigorous use of face masks; frequent hand washing; use of antibacterial gel 70 percent alcohol; and keep Healthy Distance.
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