COVID-19 ALERT: Tamiahua, in the north of Veracruz blocks passage to vehicles from other states

Mayor Citlali Medellín said that starting Monday, March 23, vehicles with license plates from another state will be prohibited.

The municipality of Tamiahua, in the north of Veracruz, took drastic preventive measures against the coronavirus, among them, isolating itself completely

Mayor Citlali Medellín said that starting Monday, March 23, vehicles with license plates from another state will be prohibited.

She recommended to the entire population that is from Tamiahua but lives abroad, “that they stay where they are, because” access to vehicles with license plates from other states of the Republic will be restricted. ”

More than a week ago, access to the municipality’s beach was banned, traditional festivities such as carnival and the Easter holidays were canceled

Starting this week, a filter seal was installed at the municipal seat to analyze people with symptoms, vehicle by vehicle. In these, he reported, two people with symptoms were detected, from Poza Rica, and access was prohibited.

She recognized the measure of “completely isolating Tamiahua” as extreme, but said it is necessary, because “we do not have a hospital with medical units, with all the tools to face this pandemic.”

Source: milenio

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