State of Chihuahua Now Has Capacity to Test 400 Persons for Coronavirus

Persons in Juárez Older than 65 are Urged To Stay in their Homes

But Oldies Must Still Be Jammed into a Room to Receive their Bank Cards

Testing in Chihuahua: Mayra Selene González, a reporter for Diario (click here and here) writes this morning that Chihuahua  state health officials now have the capability of testing 400 persons throughout the state for coronavirus.  The testing kits can handle up to 10 samples at a time.  Protocols for determining the priority of who gets tested were not revealed in the story.  

Elders Stay at Home; Children and Family Members Stay Away:  In a different article the reporter notes that state health officials in Chihuahua are urging persons older than 65 to remain in their homes, and for family and friends not to go to their homes, and not to bring children.

Don't Leave Home Except to Wait for Your Bank Card: Mayra Selene González notes that 45,000 older persons in Juárez have qualified for federal assistance provided through deposits to a bank card.  However, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and guidelines for elderly persons not to leave home, the federal government still insists that those needing to receive new bank cards must go to a crowded room and wait their turn for their cards, as a recent photo demonstrates.

Elderly People in Juárez Waiting for Federal Assistance Bank Cards PHOTO DIARIO