Lower numbers of infections and cases gives Baja the green light during Spring Break , but health officials continue to stress caution.
Health officials from both states that make up the Baja Peninsula confirmed their regions will remain in Green Light epidemic status – as well as the rest of Mexico – during Spring Break as the number of COVID related infections and active cases remain relatively low.

In Baja California, state health officials reported that, as of yesterday, active cases fell to 243 including 36 in Mexicali, 130 in Tijuana, 58 in Ensenada, 2 in Tecate and 17 in Rosarito with COVID related hospital occupancy down to 3.87% percent and a general occupancy of 55.05% in the IMSS hospitals.
Efrén Zazueta Fierro – Baja California’s Head of Epidemiology – stated that while the region is in a green light status, residents and visitors should continue to follow preventive measures and especially during the Spring Break period.
Frequent hand washing along with protective face masks and social distancing protocols should be followed, especially when indoors in areas of high crowd density situations whenever possible and he recommended for adults aged 18 and older to consider getting a COVID booster shot to help stay protected.

In Baja California Sur, Zazil Flores Aldape from the State’s Secretary of Health reported that the maximum capacity in establishments dedicated to the sale of alcohol in open containers or by the glass will remain at 80%, reiterating that the state is on a contagion plateau and closely monitoring any change in the epidemiological curve.
State health officials are also watching for any signs of the BA.2 subvariant of omicron, classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “high concern”. In spite of no cases having been detected to date, Flores Aldape reminded us that given the variant’s activity in other parts of the world, this is no time to lower our guard.
And especially during times of increased vacation travel / tourism.

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