Its neighboring state, Mexico, will also impose measures, suspending all nonsensational activity between December 19 and January 10, 2021.
Hospitals in the area are at almost capacity at% and officials are scrambling to increase the incidence.
“We are now at the peak moment (epidemic) of June,” said Alfredo del Mazo, governor of the state of Mexico.
Mexico City has a population of about 9 million but grows to 21.7 million when it covers a large metropolitan area.
Meanwhile, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Shenbum called on all citizens to abide by the sanctions. She called for “extraordinary efforts so that anyone who is seriously ill can always stay in a hospital bed.”
Shinab himself was diagnosed with the virus in October.
Mexico City and the state of Mexico are now both placed at the “red level”, the highest step on the country’s stoplight warning system for Covid-19 sanctions.
“It is important to be clear that 2020 and 2021 will be very special years for humanity,” Lopez-Gatel said, urging people to avoid parties and reunions during the holiday season and save for a later date.
Strict measures include indoor dining, with only essential areas such as transportation, energy, health and construction left open.
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