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Visitors pose for photos on the beach at the Grand Oasis Cancún resort. Many hotels that cater to foreign guests are providing coronavirus testing. That adjustment means businesses such as bars and nightclubs are closed; restaurants, hotels, theme parks are limited to 50 per cent capacity; and places such as beaches, parks, movie theatres and salons are limited to 30 per cent capacity. In a tweet, the governor announced that he plans to keep the state s northern and southern regions orange from May 10 to 16 while warning of the possibility of regressing further to red should coronavirus cases continue to climb. Last week, he said that in the municipality of Benito Juárez, where Cancún is located, coronavirus cases increased 65 per cent.
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Mexican State Quintana Roo Easing Some COVID-19 Restrictions
The Mexican state of Quintana Roo is easing its coronavirus restrictions ahead of spring break.
Regional reopening plans rely on the Mexican Ministry of Health’s four-tier Traffic Light Monitoring System, in which each state is assigned one of four colors Green, Yellow, Orange, or Red to represent its present epidemiological status, based on hospital occupancy rates and new infection rates.
Quintana Roo this week announced it was downgraded from Orange to Yellow as of March 1, following a decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area.
The state, which includes the major tourist destinations of Cancún, Tulum, and Playa del Carmen, is raising capacity limits from 30% to 60% at hotels, restaurants, and beaches, Quintana Roo government officials announced on Twitter.