My wife tried to break quarantine this weekend

[Xipe Totec]

To go visit her family on mother's day.

But every hotel in Mexico is closed due to COVID-19.

Let me repeat, every hotel in Mexico is closed due to COVID-19.

So even though we could have stayed at her mother's, or with one of her sisters, or with her daughter, the mere fact that they're taking COVID-19 so seriously in Mexico was enough to giver her second thoughts and stay in quarantine.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. What's The Disease Situation There?

Big cities getting pounded like elsewhere?
I know Mexico City & surrounding towns are quite crowded.

[Shell_Seas]

2. Mexico has 31k total infections.

Less than Texas.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. What's Their Testing Regime?

That seems unrealistically low. A fortieth of a percent?
Given the perniciousness of the virus, that's hard to believe.
The OP has family there and their view may be different than the official numbers.

[Xipe Totec]

15. Agreed; I don't trust the official numbers either.

But if the hotels are shut down by federal order, things are bad.

And see this cross-post:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213413379



Half way down the page, on the right.

[NickB79]

8. Mexico's government is not taking it seriously

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-government-ignores-virus-deaths-mexico-city-20200508-aymbz2srkjgqhhjal2sionbwuu-story.html?outputType=amp

Massive evidence they're hiding deaths by the thousands.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Second Reply

Check this headline from NYT, regarding Mexico.
Looks like their official numbers are not reliable.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213413379

[Renew Deal]

3. I think Mothers Day is going to be a major accelerant for coronavirus

And we’re going to be looking at an ugly situation in three weeks.

[marybourg]

6. That's NEW Mexico; a state on the U.S..

[dweller]

7. lol

now i've had my coffee i see that

✌🏼

[aggiesal]

13. One of our 50 is missing! ...

If you don’t know what I’m referring to,
read New Mexico Magazine’s last page.

[marybourg]

14. Yes, I know it well. lol.

[Dopers_Greed]

10. We're going to have to shutdown again in about 3 weeks

I walked around town yesterday, and there were people out congregating in groups, and filling restaurants (at least the ones that were open), with barely anyone wearing a mask.

I'm in Texas, and we didn't even peak before our idiot governor decided to re-open, making it illegal for local governments to require masks.

[BigmanPigman]

11. I checked Worldometers charts and numbers just now

and noticed how high their new cases is compared to other countries. Their death counts are really getting high and quickly too.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/mexico/

[irisblue]

12. I understand her feelings, I miss my Mom too

She got out of the hospital yesterday, I will not consider dragging any of my germs, possible virus' or bacteria anywhere near her or the other people in her senior building.