Rumors abound. Some say there are four reported cases in San Miguel, another is one but not confirmed, and yet another is none in the state of Guanajuato.What is real is the panic. There is not a tube of hand sanitizer or a bottle of rubbing alcohol to be found in town. Stores have been cleaned out of these and any flu treatment medicines.
Tuesday night we went to hear a couple of friends perform their music at a local restaurant. Shortly after we left, the authorities came in and closed the restaurant until May 6th. Schools are closed, church services canceled; restaurants may only serve food for take-out and bars and movie theaters are closed. Religious holiday festivities have been canceled.
My maid said that she passed by the Tuesday market (usually a mad house of activity) and the only people there were the vendors. The carnitas (pork taco) stands had sold nothing.
Hotel and home rental reservations have been canceled and their phones for future reservations are eerily silent.
(Is Stephen King somehow involved in this?)
1 comment:
wow, widespread panic for sure. seems to be that way here too - and we hardly have any confirmed cases! people are quick to think they have whatever the latest virus is going around, aren't they? don't get me wrong...it's a serious thing. however, i don't believe that everyone is going to all of a sudden get it at once. and if they were, they would have passed it to each other from all being at the store at the same time stocking up on meds. LOL
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