Mayors, without the power to suspend activities due to COVID: Sheinbaum

The head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, ruled out that in Mexico City additional measures are applied due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.
When questioned about the suspension of some activities in the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office, the president said that, in the city, these decisions are taken by the health authority, which in coordination with the Ministry of Health and the capital government make up a committee.
At a press conference, he indicated that the Health Committee has not established any additional measures for the uptick in cases, although he asked the population to continue taking care of themselves.

“The health authorities are in power to do so, the mayor’s offices are not health authorities,” he said.
He recalled that registration is already open to register children over 5 years of age to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and that, in the coming days, it will be reported when the application of the dose will begin.
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On Saturday, the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office announced the suspension of the concentrations of people; He said he decided to postpone the Race for Father’s Day that he had scheduled for this Sunday, “To the finish line with Dad K5.”
“The Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office reports that after an assessment of the significant increase in COVID-19 cases, it determined to avoid, during this week, concentrations,” he said.
He added that Mayor Sandra Cuevas ordered the reinstatement of health protocols in offices of the demarcation, in sports and in houses of culture under her charge.
He also announced that neighborhood meetings and other public events will be postponed and that masks will be delivered to markets, parks and squares.
This Sunday, the Ministry of Health registered three thousand 509 new infections, to give a cumulative total of five million 875 thousand 705.
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Regarding deaths, the technical report counted 49.  In total, since the pandemic began in the country, 325,408 deaths have been registered.
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Original source in Spanish