Author: Jesús Aguado (Jesús Aguado)

A 38-year-old man was operating the construction mixer that overturned at Salida Real in Querétaro; he ended up with a headache and dizziness and was not taken to the hospital, said the Red Cross.

Although over 40 percent of businesses are now operating in San Miguel de Allende, others, such as galleries and cultural venues, remain closed. Luckily, there are other options for tourists outside the urban area, ranging from a tour of the Xotolar canyons, to a trek through the Picachos, to a visit to the indigenous chapels of the early colonial period along the banks of the Laja River.

“Attention! You are entering a high-risk area for COVID-19.” This is the message on signs that Jurisdiccion Sanitaria II (Health Jurisdiction II) has placed in seven San Miguel de Allende neighborhoods identified as high risk for COVID-19 infection.

Given the uncertainty that the return to school has generated, we put some questions to the education delegate of the North Guanajuato Region, Monserrat Bataller Sala. She provided some helpful information. First, Bataller asks parents not to be put off by the overwhelming amount of information from the different government educational institutions.

More than 40 million people participate at all levels of the education system in Mexico. That includes teachers, administrative personnel, and students. On August 24—and with families at home—they will team up with digital television and radio to broadcast classes remotely.

Often, locals have masks with them but keep them in their bags and only put them on when entering an establishment.

San Miguel de Allende, which was initially intent on reopening its economy in four phases (Phase 0, 1, 2 and 3), has gradually changed its mind. It has not yet reached Phase 1—the phase during which hotels were originally permitted to open—much less Phase 3, when social events can be reactivated, but it has implemented interim measures. The City Council approved the opening of hotels at 40 percent capacity and reactivation of weddings with an initial capacity of 150 people .

Adriana Flores and Concepción Fuentes are two seamstresses who make costumes for the Locos parade, wedding and quinceañera gowns, and uniforms. When their work ceased because of the pandemic, they asked the obvious question—what do we do now? For Chris McCaskill and Yolanda Fuentes del Río, the answer was obvious—let’s make face masks.