Mayor says Mexico City will begin gradually reopening June 1
Even as Mexico recorded its largest one-day coronavirus-related death toll, Mexico City announced Wednesday that it would begin a gradual reopening June 1.
With about 9 million residents, the Mexican capital is one of the world’s largest cities. Authorities predicted that the pandemic is nearing its peak in Mexico City, butare already about three-quarters full. As of Tuesday night, Mexico City reported more than 15,000 confirmed coronavirus infections and nearly 1,500 deaths.
The nationwide death toll rose by 424 on Wednesday to 6,090, well above last week’s record of 353 deaths reported in one day. Total confirmed infections nationwide grew to 56,594, though the real number is probably several times higher because Mexico performs so little testing. Despite the numbers, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico City would begin a gradual reopening June 1, when some sectors of the economy would be allowed to resume operations.While Sheinbaum called on residents to continue taking social distancing measures through June 15, impatience with being shut up at home, household financial demands and a lack of any enforcement have already drawn more and more people back into the streets in recent weeks.
Sheinbaum’s reopening plan included some of the industries that the federal government already approved to return to work, such as construction, but also adds bicycle sales and beer production.
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