Mask Guidelines New Mexico
It is essential that new mexico maintains sufficient amounts of medical supplies including personal protective equipment for health care staff and covid 19 test kit materials.
Mask guidelines new mexico. Interim guidance 6 april 2020. As of may 13 face masks are required when you are engaging in essential and minimum basic operations of businesses when persons are in the presence of others. Corrigendum advice on the use of masks in the context of covid 19. Still face masks have staunch opponents like one local politician in new mexico who filmed a video urging residents not to wear face masks and insisted that face masks are actually bad for you.
Interim guidance 5 june 2020. 45 new cases in bernalillo county12 new cases in chaves. Additionally two 24 7. New mexico will require face coverings in all public spaces starting saturday as the state moves forward with the first phase of its reopening plan gov.
The new mexico department of health nmdoh is actively responding to the novel coronavirus that is causing community spread in the united states including new mexico. Face mask requirement the requirement to wear face coverings in public spaces is a shift from the governor s position last week when she said mandating the use of face coverings would be too. This updated version includes a section on advice to decision makers on the use of masks for healthy people in community settings. Aug 5 2020 health.
The june 1 exemptions to the travel quarantine are still in effect which can be reviewed below. Per the state department of health the most recent cases are. Update includes nine additional covid 19 deaths santa fe new mexico state health officials on wednesday announced 229 additional covid 19 cases. New mexico launches recovery loan fund.
Michelle lujan grisham d said wednesday. 400 million in loan funds now available for new mexico small. Effective july 1 new mexico is enforcing mandatory self quarantine for all out of state travelers to new mexico whether by air or vehicle. The public health guidelines first released may 15 in effect through july 15 and detailed in the all together new mexico report require masks to be worn in public among other operational.
Advice on the use of masks in the context of covid 19. It is critical that all new mexicans know that those without symptoms of covid 19 infection those symptoms being fever cough or shortness of breath and or muscle cramping do not need testing for covid 19.