CIUDAD DE MEXICO From this day Mexico enters Phase 2 of community transmission of the coronavirus, said Hugo Lopez-Gatell , undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion.
The time is now, we formally declare the start of phase 2, which allows us to trace the horizon for the next 30 days, «he said.
El País, he added, anticipated phase 2, twelve weeks before with the massive measures such as «stay home».
«By having anticipated the massive measures two weeks before , we will be able to bend the curve, have less transmission, we will continue to have transmission, the expectation is not to end the epidemic from one moment to the next, success will lead to a longer epidemic», said.
López-Gatell clarified that being successful will lengthen the epidemic, which will allow fewer cases of contagion every day than can be dealt with in the infrastructure of the health system.
Also, starting today enters the Plan Marina and the Plan DN – III of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) located in the preventive phase of the action.
Measures for the population of Phase 2:
- Protect and care for older adults and higher-risk groups
- Suspend classes throughout the national or educational system from March 23 to April 19
- Suspend events and meetings of 100 people or more in all sectors.
- Temporarily suspend work activities that involve the mobilization of people from all sectors of society
- Step up basic prevention measures : hand washing, sneezing, staying home.
