New Mexico was recently ranked near the top by a consumer website, in terms of the fastest responses to the crisis brought by COVID-19.

This was according to Finder.com, an online page offering resources for selecting services and making decisions related to finances.

Relatively, New Mexico is ranked 4th of all the 50 states for the speed in declaring a state of emergency, which took place on the same day the first COVID-19 case was discovered.

Also, the list is taking into account when states shut down businesses and schools and the issuance of stay-at-home guidelines.

Specifically, West Virginia, Michigan, and Delaware were the top three in the ranking. Nebraska is ranked last, one of the many states that have not issued a stay-at-home order or closed establishments.

New Mexico's Response to COVID-19

In the Public Holding Statement, which the New Mexico Tourism Department released recently, it expressed support for Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state's Department of Health in their initiatives to alleviate the possibility of community spread of COVID-19 in this global crisis.

Substantially, obedience with the government's proactive measures can undoubtedly save lives, and this is New Mexico's top priority, especially in this public health emergency. Indeed, the residents' health and wellbeing is the utmost importance to the state's Tourism Department.

To ensure the utmost importance is given attention, the state continues to be in close collaboration with the Department of Health, the Office of the Governor, other agencies of the state, national partners and the tourism partners across New Mexico to guarantee that the public health preservation becomes the top priority.

Moreover, the Tourism Department is devoted to back all of the initiatives of public health, reduce the negative economic effect, and evaluate probable recovery plans.

Among the Best States Because of Low Infection Rate

Recent reports have it that New Mexico is presently among the best states in the US to survive because of the low infection rate. This is partly a sign that its strict social distancing implementation, as well as its policy on stay-at-home order, are effectively working.

More so, the strict reinforcement and implementation of social distancing order and stay-at-home policy are just a few steps needed to take for COVID-19's flattening of the curve. Simultaneously, vaccines to combat infections and fatal viruses are unfortunately still unavailable in the market.

COVID-19 Cases in the US

As of this writing, the US is first among all the countries of the world with the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Records show that there are 794,330 cases of the said virus and 42,634 deaths in the country.

Presently, there are over 2.5 million COVID-19 cases, and over 170,000 deaths worldwide. This number, according to health experts, is expected to rise as soon as the mass testing for the infectious disease is done, and the policy on stay-at-home has been lifted.

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