MAZATLÁN._ As if it were the coronation of the King of Carnival, thousands of people gathered this Friday at Paseo Olas Altas, in Mazatlán, to welcome 2022 and listen to His Majesty Mi Banda El Mexicano.
Without a healthy distance both between the fans and between the tables that were for sale by the municipal government for this New Year’s event, the space where Mayor Luis Guillermo Benítez Torres hopes to gather at least 25 thousand people .
Before 9:00 p.m., the place looked lonely, but after that time, the flow of people began to rise: they arrived with containers with food, with ice chests even on wheels, food even in cardboard boxes, and some carried up to with jugs of flavored water.
Little by little the 400 tables were occupied by at least eight people, put in reserve at 600 pesos by the Municipal Institute of Culture. In addition, many businesses, bars, and restaurants received all the customers who came to them.
Many people came to the place without reservation, as the Institute of Culture constantly spread that admission would be free.
Few police elements are observed in the space, despite the risk of fights, since most of the people accumulate in the area of El Venadito, a space difficult to access if you arrive from the entrance of the Mazatleca Woman, since the stage prevents the passage leaving only a small corridor.
When entering there is an archway to verify if the assistants carry weapons; later another sanitization arch without any product to disinfect those who pass through it.
The vast majority of the people who are still there are tourists, most of them nationals but also foreigners.
Colored drones lit up the sky to welcome the “Welcome to 2022” as well as dozens of pyrotechnic fires that rose to the sky at twelve o’clock for families to celebrate the birth of the new cycle.
In the area, three temples were installed, where various musical groups enlivened the evening, prior to the stellar presentation of the night, that of His Majesty Mi Banda El Mexicano by Casimiro Zamudio .
“This event has been criticized by many people, but it is clear to me that we have to learn to live with Covid, and the only way for this to continue is for us, you, me, and all of us to comply with the security protocols. And those of us who are going to go to this type of event, trustworthy events for all ”, said the Mayor
Event lasted late into the night
Last Wednesday, the state Health Secretariat reported 100 new cases of Covid-19 in the state and 90 on Thursday, unlike Monday and Tuesday, which reported 15 and 20 respectively.
In addition, this Friday he reported 127 new cases and the head of the agency, Héctor Melesio Cuén Ojeda, acknowledged a closing of the year with an upturn in cases and warned that the fourth wave of infections is imminent, as well as the arrival of the new variant of the virus, Ómicron.
Source: debate.com.mx, noroeste.com.mx, lineadirectaportal.com
