A forest fire that broke out Sunday, March 29 in the mountain range bordering Lake Chapala’s north shore was extinguished thanks to the prompt intervention of various firefighting squads.

Alarmed at finding dozens of old folks huddled together outside Chapala’s Citibanamex branch Tuesday, City Hall Public Services chief Sergio Gutiérrez Tejeda stepped into action after the bank’s manager washed his hands of the problem, telling the official that he was only responsible for crowd control inside the doors.

Alarmed at finding dozens of old folks huddled together outside Chapala’s Citibanamex branch Tuesday, City Hall Public Services chief Sergio Gutiérrez Tejeda stepped into action after the bank’s manager washed his hands of the problem, telling the official that he was only responsible for crowd control inside the doors.

The Chapala government has produced a public service announcement in English to warn foreign residents of the urgency of staying put to avoid Covid-19 contagion.

Robin Matthewman, the U.S. Consul General in Guadalajara, is urging all U.S. citizens who normally reside in the United States to arrange for their immediate return, unless, she says, they are “prepared to remain in Mexico for an indefinite period.”

In a wise but heart-wrenching decision, the organizing committee of Ajijic’s annual Passion Play has canceled the 2020 production due to the encroaching Coronavirus pandemic.