COVID – Talk Baja

Baja’s restaurants & bars hardest hit during pandemic

As many as one third have permanently closed in some areas of the peninsula but there is some positive news coming out as well

COVID restrictions at the northern Mexican border have been applied mostly only northbound splitting families and hurting business

COVID restrictions at the border to continue with Mexico promising increased enforcement on non-essential border crossing

Legal permanent residents age 60 or over without other health insurance can now register online to be vaccinated against COVID19

COVID cases in Baja California are reaching historic levels requiring new restrictions to be placed on southbound border tourism

The recent surge in COVID infections in Baja California is responsible for the shortages of both oxygen tanks as well as crematoriums

In their bid to keep tourists coming, more than 85 Los Cabos hotels, villas, timeshares and other lodgings are offering rapid COVID tests.

With infections rates & hospitalizations rising along with a critical shortage of ventilators, a complete shutdown looms

The border restrictions between Mexico and the United States for non-essential crossings will remain in effect for at least another month

The BC State Secretary of Health announced new restrictive measures are to be imposed in the state to prevent more infections