20/03/2020
IMPORTANT I've just received this from the Office of the Liason to the Foreign Community.
NEW MEASURES AND ACTIONS FOR SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE FOR COVID-19
San Miguel de Allende, Gto., on March 19, 2020.- As of Friday March 20, 2020, the agreed measures are as follows:
All events are cancelled in public spaces including those organized by the municipality and individuals: events and religious processions, classes, concerts, conferences, courses, sports training, exhibitions, fairs, festivals, alleyoneadas, forums, inaugurations, tournaments, between others.
Suspension or restriction of the provision of direct public services to the population when it represents a high health risk and are not of urgent need: auditoriums, libraries, community centers, cultural centers, gyms, nursery, among others.
In restaurants and restaurant-bar capacity will be reduced to 50 %, implementing healthy distance measures, disinfection of tables and chairs between diners, continuous hand washing by waiters and closing at 9:00 pm. If necessary, in a second stage: limit only to takeout food and home service.
The opening of bars, canteens, night centers, casinos and breweries are suspended until further notice.
In recreational, sports and leisure entertainment centers such as private theaters and theatres, private courts and gyms, as well as pools and spas there will be total closure until further notice.
We will verify that they comply with the health filters and recommendations of the Ministry of Health in restaurants and closed spaces. In case of non-compliance, it shall be punished in accordance with the rules of procedure.
No more than 20 people are recommended living in closed spaces with the distance between them greater than one meter.
Markets and tianguis will be limited exclusively to the sale of takeout foods. Authorization shall be granted to the installation of sale premises of any other than food and limited to Sanmiguelan traders.
Semi-fixed stalls must provide takeaway service, with closing time at 9 pm.
All trade permits issued by the Municipal Public Services Directorate are cancelled.
Health filters and use of personal protective equipment will be compulsory in industry.
It is forbidden to place garbage bags in the street, they must wait for the bell ringing of the collector truck. Bags must be closed.
Public transportation in general (taxis, uber, trucks etc. ) must perform thorough cleaning of its constant units and at the end of its routes at its bases.
Public transportation should be limited only to the number of seats and will not be able to climb more standing passage.
Disinfection brigades will be made including public spaces and transportation.
Shopping malls with home service must disseminate it by all means to avoid conglomerations of people.
It is suggested that bakeries and tortilleries pack their products and enable delivery preferably.
Bank cashiers must be constantly disinfected with alcohol and water or chlorine.
Security measures will be disseminated inside the home.
There will be a medical filter in the municipal separations under the Ministry of Public Security, which will carry out a review of each detainee prior to his entry, and an isolated space will be available for the effect that some detainee has the symptoms of COVID-19.
Reserve 911 use for emergencies. Avoid calls that aren't strictly urgent.
Prevention modules will be placed at boarding and landing points of public transport in rural and urban areas, with antibacterial gel dispatchers.
The position of the Municipal Government, dated March 13, 2020, was to ask the general population to attend the following measures:
1.- Self care and care for others through permanent hygiene.
2.- Save a healthy distance, i.e. have no contact with more people within 1 meter with 20 cm (not establish physical contact, greetings, hugs or kisses).
3.- Do or perform only essential actions, that is:
OTHER MUST MEASURES
- Since March 15th:
Closing schools at all levels and suspension of public events of all kinds (cultural, social, sports and academics) in open and / or closed spaces organized by the government.
- The services of nursery and kindergarten of municipal dif, commude module, gerontological center, CEDECOM and gyms administered by the municipality are suspended.
- License from March 17 for all pregnant women, disabled persons and over 60 years of age with salary from all areas of the municipal government. This to care for those in a more vulnerable state of health, according to WHO.
- Closing of Culture Homes and Public Library.
- The suspension of all processions that take place within the municipality, as well as all economic or in kind support for any holiday held in San Miguel de Allende, until further notice by the Bishopric.
- The health court and the municipal government will work in the truck plant with the installation of a filter for everyone who enters through this means, as well as for those who leave the municipality.
The municipal government requests not to panic, but it will not be fear that paralyzes and limit the authority to take actions and decisions. It's time for indolence.
All this was taken at a meeting with representatives from different economic sectors to announce new health and administrative measures.
By: Antoinette Herrera Rubio.
