@nycjim May 1, 2020:
1/ New Mexico's "emergency order under the state’s Riot Control Act closed all roads going into Gallup for most non-residents and directed Gallup residents to stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to go outside. (con't)
1/ New Mexico's "emergency order under the state’s Riot Control Act closed all roads going into Gallup for most non-residents and directed Gallup residents to stay at home unless it’s absolutely necessary to go outside. (con't)
@nycjim 2/ ...It took effect at noon Friday [May 1, 2020] and will last until Monday [May 4, 2020], though some Gallup civic leaders said they expect [Governor Michelle] Lujan Grisham will end up extending it. (con't)
@nycjim 3/ ..."'The spread of this virus in McKinley County is frightful,' the governor said, 'and it shows that physical distancing has not occurred and is not occurring. The virus is running amok there. It must be stopped, and stricter measures are necessary.'” (more...)
@nycjim 4/ "Gallup is the seat of McKinley County, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, w/1,064 confirmed cases and 20 deaths, as of Friday,...more than 1 out of every 100 county residents have tested positive for COVID-19, based on 2019 US Census Bureau estimates.'" 
@nycjim 5/ "Shortly after Friday’s emergency order was announced, the state Department of Transportation said it had set up roadblocks to restrict traffic going into Gallup from all directions. Interstate 40, which passes through Gallup, will remain open... (con't)
@nycjim 6/ ...as will nearby truck stops and rest areas, DOT spokeswoman Marisa Maez said. But checkpoints were set up on all I-40 exits and off-ramps, and message boards alerting drivers to the lockdown were posted along roadways on the outskirts of Gallup, Maez added." (more)
@nycjim 7/ "Gallup civic leaders say the coronavirus outbreak has stretched the city’s medical facilities and resources to their capacity. And even before the lockdown order, Gallup city officials and area legislators had asked the New Mexico National Guard to help enforce... (con't)
@nycjim 8/ ... social distancing guidelines at grocery stores. Roughly 50 National Guard members were deployed for the purpose last month." /end
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