More Than 10,000 Are Unemployed in New Mexico
The Governor has imposed restrictions on public gatherings with at least 43 reported cases of COVID-19 in the state. The casinos have closed their doors and restaurants, coffee shops, as well as other establishments, switched to pick up or delivery services to restrict interactions between individuals.
Workforce Solutions Secretary Bill McCamley had told the department that on Friday, 10,879 petitions have been submitted from a little more than 800 applicants for first claims in the previous week between Sunday and Thursday night.
McCamley had mentioned, referring to the agency staff's experience that: "No one has ever seen this many people apply at one time, within one week,"
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Moreover, he simply thanked its workers for collecting that many submissions- mostly through an online database that aims to restrict the spread of the disease from a person to another.
Within less than a week, more than 10,000 New Mexico citizens have applied for unemployment insurance, possibly increasing the number of applicants during economic upheaval related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are currently four coronavirus patients that have been admitted, along with one individual from the Navajo Nation part of Arizona. The nature of those events has been uncertain. Neither of the patients has recovered completely from the infection.
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New Mexicans will have more time to file petitions and also pay the taxes while the country looks to relieve economic turmoil.
The coronavirus infection is only causing mild to moderate symptoms for most patients, like those of fever and cough. This may result in more serious illness, including pneumonia, and possibly death for others, especially older adults and those with established health conditions.
On Friday, diseases spread to new areas of the state, with positive diagnoses for a man in his 30s along the Arizona state line in McKinley County, as well as another man in his 20s in southern Doña Ana County.
Mexico has undergone self-quarantine
In southern New Mexico, 5th Judicial District District Attorney Dianna Luce mentioned that she and other coworkers have been under self-quarantine after being in close contact with a tested public defender. She has said that the condition illustrates the need for the state judiciary to take more precautionary measures.
The Supreme Court of New Mexico issued a directive restricting presence in the court to 25 individuals, and with few exceptions, abolished jury trials. Luce said that such measures seem inadequate and that remote digital technologies can further minimize disclosure without compromising the assurances of due process.
The state had directed all non-essential government employees to work from home, however, the Department of State Corrections said that all of its employees- particularly office workers - were deemed important and were unable to work from home due to technical constraints in some circumstances.
Prisons and county jails throughout the state reportedly restricted visits with prison inmates.
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