NM Gov. orders closures
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a press conference to provide updates on the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, March 18, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new series of health orders in addition to five new cases of the virus bringing the total to 28 positive cases.
Starting on Thursday, March 19, 2020, all mass gatherings will be prohibited. All restaurants, bars, breweries, eateries, and other food service establishments will be limited to takeout service and home delivery only.
Shopping malls, recreational facilities, health clubs, spas, recreational facilities, movie theatres, and flea markets are also directed to close. Office environments that do not engage in essential services are instructed to immediately limit operations to a feasible extent and are encouraged to limit contact to groups of 10.
All casinos and horseracing facilities are also instructed to close. This initiative does not include tribal casinos however the governor is working with sovereign tribal partners to do the same as many have already followed suit.
Hotels, motels, and places of lodging are instructed to immediately go to 50% of their capacity. The closures will stay in effect until April 10 at which that time the situation will be reassessed.
New cases of COVID-19
Five new cases of COVID-19 were announced including one case that is being investigated for community spread as the individual, a Bernalillo County woman in her 40s, had no known exposure to the virus. The other four other cases were related to travel.
https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/gov-lujan-grisham-to-provide-coronavirus-update/