The National Electoral Institute (INE) announced that the 853 citizen care modules will remain closed from Monday, March 23 until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The determination is made to protect the health of thousands of citizens who go to the modules daily to do various formalities and the staff of the institute working in them,” the INE detailed in a statement.
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The agency said it will reschedule previous appointments and resume the activities of the care modules once the epidemiological emergency is overcome.
? IMPORTANT NOTICE ? The service of the @INEMexico Citizen Care Modules is SUSPENDED until further notice. This, in order to protect the public from the #COVID19MX #30AñosINE https://t.co/7KrUES3BO1 pic.twitter.com/qQJmaoJkjB
— INE (@INEMexico) March 22, 2020
“Above all consideration, first there is the protection of the health of the citizens and that of the workers of the institution,” he added.
This measure, the institute recalled, parallels the suspension of activities in public and private education institutions, as well as measures by state governments to curb the spread of the virus, which in Mexico has left two deaths and 251 infected.
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“The INE will keep an eye out for these and other prevention actions that are announced or suggested in the coming days by the country’s health authorities,” he said.
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