The Jalisco state government is widening the scope of its Covid-19 testing program with the implementation of a strategy it says “represents a paradigm shift in the detection of cases of the disease.”

People living on the streets of Guadalajara during the coronavirus epidemic  will be among the beneficiaries of a major private sector/state government social welfare initiative that was launched this week.

Among areas closed to public are the Ajijic plaza and the Ajijic malecon.

As of 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, Jalisco had registered 178 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with 11 fatalities.

Students urged to use educational platforms

All schools in Jalisco are likely to stay closed until May 30 but state education authorities hope public school students will continue learning remotely through state-sponsored platforms such as Recrea Digital and PLAi, as well as via programs transmitted on the Canal 11 and Jalisco TV television stations.

The municipality of Zapopan has been busy making masks to fill the current shortage.