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During a Thursday, April 30, news conference, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new public health order, effective May 1-15. Here are statewide changes resulting from that new health order:
Effective May 1:
• Non-essential retailers can open via curbside pickup and delivery service
• State parks can reopen on a modified day-use-only basis as staff is available
• Pet services can reopen
• Golf courses can reopen for golf only
• Gun stores can operate (by appointment only given need for background checks)
What remains closed, restricted:
• Instruction to stay home remains in place for all individuals
• Offices, workspaces, retailers (except for curbside/delivery)
• Dine-in restaurants and bars (except for curbside/delivery)
• Indoor malls, gyms, salons, theaters, casinos remain closed
• Mass gatherings continue to be prohibited
• 14-day quarantine order remains in place for out-of-state airport arrivals
The governor said goals for mid-May include:
• All retailers could operate according to retail COVID-19 safe practices at 20 percent fire code capacity
• Dine-in service at restaurants and bars could be permitted up to 50 percent occupancy, without barstool or standing service
• Gyms and salons, hotels and houses of worship could operate in a limited fashion according to COVID-safe practices
“New Mexicans’ personal decisions will determine whether it will be safe to move forward in mid-May,” the governor said.
Governor’s recommendations if you go out:
• Wear “a multilayer cloth face covering in public settings.”
• Maintain a six-foot distance from others
• Avoid gatherings
• Protect vulnerable populations “by finding ways to connect without face-to-face contact.”
Other COVID-safe practices:
• Stay home
• Wash hands frequently
• Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
• Clean and disinfecting frequently
• Watching for COVID-19 symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and/or loss of taste or smell.
