With spring-break travel fast approaching, popular tourist destinations in Mexico like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum are raising capacity limits from 30% to 60% at hotels, restaurants, and beaches, Quintana Roo government officers announced on Twitter. Attractions and group tours will also be allowed to operate at 60% capacity.Â
Nightclubs and bars will keep closed, the guidance says.
Travelers visiting Mexico also must register with the government on-line and show proof of registration through a QR code acquired as soon as they arrive. Face masks must be worn always inside the nation’s restaurants, hotels, and at airports. U.S. travelers will also present a negative COVID-19 test upon departure for re-entry into the states.
Meanwhile, Florida officers in popular destinations like Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale were taking nearly the opposite strategy, implementing new restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19. South Beach imposed a curfew between midnight and 6 a.m., prohibited alcohol consumption on beaches, which had been also subject to limited-capacity requirements, among other issues. And in Fort Lauderdale, Mayor Steve Gellar stated residents and visitors can expect more law enforcement in busy areas, with social distancing and mask-wearing mandates being heavily enforced.
Mexico, meanwhile, has been experiencing a tourism bump as of late, with nearly half of those tourists coming from the U.S. as of January, the Associated Press reported.
There were 182,815 COVID-19 demises in Mexico, compared to 505,944 demises within the U.S. as of Thursday, according to data from John’s Hopkins University.
