⁍ Hospitalizations in Mexico’s largest urban area have ticked up for nearly 10 days.
⁍ Officials are monitoring the trend to determine if it indicates a rise of infections.
⁍ Hospital beds for coronavirus patients are just under half-full.
– The number of people hospitalized in Mexico with the new coronavirus has spiked in the country’s biggest city, prompting the mayor of Mexico City to warn that tighter restrictions on the disease could be imposed later this week, Reuters reports. Hospitalizations in Mexico City have risen for nearly 10 days, and Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum says officials are monitoring the trend to see if it indicates a rise in infections. “We still have time to take preventative measures to keep (hospitalizations) from increasing in the coming weeks,” Sheinbaum told reporters, noting that beds for coronavirus patients are just under half-full. Sheinbaum said she did not want to ban any activities outright, but would consider limitations such as reducing the operating hours of some businesses to curb the spread of COVID-19. “Let’s be aware that the pandemic is continuing … we have to keep protecting ourselves,” Sheinbaum said.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexicocity/mexico-city-warns-of-possible-tighter-covid-19-restrictions-idUSKBN2742UI