New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday revealed more business needs after a series of record case counts led to further restrictions last week.
Starting Friday, restaurants, breweries, retail stores, gyms and other businesses will have to close for two weeks if they have more than 4 separate incidents of COVID-19 among workers over a 14-day period. indexed on the state’s new watch list.
Restaurants wishing to continue offering limited meals in the room must also go through express education and keep a visitor record for at least 3 weeks. Retail outlets are scheduled to close before 10 p. m. , and state and historical museums sites will remain closed until further notice.
Lujan Grisham said restrictions are not meant to punish businesses, but to curb what has become one of the highest spread rates in the United States. New Mexico has reported more than 37,300 cases and 935 deaths. last two weeks.
Despite some of the strictest rules in the country, Lujan Grisham’s administration has been dealing in recent weeks with dizzying instances and increasing transmission rates and positivity. .
As a component of the state’s immediate reaction program, the government responded to more than 830 corporations over the following week, multiplying by six in the last month. Companies on the watch list, from hospitals and medical marijuana operations to law firms, dealerships, grocery outlets and gas stations.
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