The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Personnel operating roadblocks at entry points to Chapala over the Labor Day weekend turned away 3,200 motorists who were unable to prove local residency or other justification for admittance at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, according to Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya.
While regular business at Chapala City Hall is partially on standby due to the coronavirus situation, the local government is continuing its efforts to complete various community improvement projects.
Four young men were shot to death in the early hours of Saturday, April 25 in the vicinity of the Chapala cemetery.
As Chapala authorities struggle to encourage citizens to comply with obligatory face mask and social distancing directives,
Now that the Jalisco government has mandated compulsory use of face masks for all persons in the public sphere, lakeside residents having reason to leave their homes may be scrambling to supply themselves with cubrebocas (mouth covers).
“All hands are on deck” at approximately 25 assisted living/“nursing” homes in the Lake Chapala area, reports Wendy Jane Carrel, a lakeside resident and Spanish-speaking senior care specialist and consultant.
“Attention. We are in a national health emergency due to the coronavirus.
Lakeside first responders received basic training on protocols and safety measures to be followed for pre-hospital attention and transportation of patients testing positive or showing symptoms of Covid-19 infection.
The Chapala government has recorded an English-language message that is now blaring out from the loudspeakers of “sound trucks” roaming the municipality to advise residents to stay off the streets and wear face masks during the Covid-19 contingency.
