New Mexico Allows More People In Businesses In Cold Weather – Associated Press New Mexico officials are amending the state's public health order on the coronavirus to allow more people inside grocery stores and other essential businesses. The governor's office made the announcement Wednesday, citing the recent frigid temperatures as a reason for the slight increase in capacity levels. Waiting lines have been forming outside grocery stores and other retailers since Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered capacity to be limited at establishments around the state as a way to curb the spread of COVID-19. She has said the tough measures have helped to reduce new infections. However, deaths and hospitalizations related to the pandemic remain high.