The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
As Easter Week began last weekend, state health authorities and the Jalisco Traffic Department installed “filters” (screening points) to check passengers in vehicles leaving Guadalajara, as well as at the entrance to Chapala.
More than a quarter of a million individuals who make a living from day to day, including street workers and the self-employed, have applied for handouts from the Jalisco government, Governor Enrique Alfaro said Tuesday.
The Comisión para la Protección Contra Riesgos Sanitarios en el Estado de Jalisco (Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks – Coprisjal) has sent a directive to all pharmacies in the state restricting the sale of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
In the midst of the ongoing health crisis, the Jalisco Red Cross this week began its annual “colecta” (collection), which has the goal this year of raising 185 million pesos.
Tests for Covid-19 infection practiced on four residents of Jocotepec came back negative, according to Mayor José Miguel Gómez López, who announced news of the official results in a video posted on his Facebook page at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25.
More than 7,000 small and micro business owners and self-employed workers applied for loans and handouts just hours after the Jalisco government published the regulations for its coronavirus-related economic relief program, according toRuben Masayi González Uyeda, coordinator of the Jalisco Industrial Chamber (Consejo de Cámaras Industriales).
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro is asking citizens to prolong his voluntary stay-at-home measure through Sunday, March 29.
Flights not suspended
At press time, no measures had been taken to suspend flights to Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta from U.S. cities that have strict coronavirus containment measures in place, such as Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, say the airport’s operators, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP).
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro is asking citizens to prolong his voluntary stay-at-home measure until Sunday, March 29.
