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Apr. 28th, 2009 10:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
simgaroop"... This city of 20 million people has shut itself in as authorities try to prevent the epidemic from spreading. But with no schools, no movie theaters and no cafes to while away the hours, many are already going stir crazy.
On Tuesday, officials banned Mexico City's 25,000 restaurants from serving customers — takeout is still OK — and closed gyms, swimming pools and pool halls. Already, night clubs, museums, zoos and movie theaters had been off-limits. And schools have been closed nationwide until at least May 6...
... Outside, the overcrowded city has become almost spacious. Traffic flows easily down broad avenues and normally crowded squares are crisscrossed by the occasional pedestrian.
Even one of the city's main produce market, La Merced, has emptied. Normally, thousands of sweaty bodies jostle against one another among the towering mounds of jalapenos, mangos and squash blossoms. On Tuesday there was hardly a soul, save produce sellers and the occasional health worker taping up posters warning people to steer clear of crowds."
- From this article on Yahoo.
*Sighs* :(
Right now, the only places that are still open are some office buildings, banks and grocery stores, but for how long?
This city is slowly turning into a ghost town with each passing day.
I'm upset.
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By the way, I've just re-uploaded all the files I had on my box.net account to a new esnips folder, following![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dragancaor 's suggestion. My box.net files are supposed to go back online on Friday, but it doesn't hurt to have a back up.
You can find all my stuff here (it's a public folder).
On Tuesday, officials banned Mexico City's 25,000 restaurants from serving customers — takeout is still OK — and closed gyms, swimming pools and pool halls. Already, night clubs, museums, zoos and movie theaters had been off-limits. And schools have been closed nationwide until at least May 6...
... Outside, the overcrowded city has become almost spacious. Traffic flows easily down broad avenues and normally crowded squares are crisscrossed by the occasional pedestrian.
Even one of the city's main produce market, La Merced, has emptied. Normally, thousands of sweaty bodies jostle against one another among the towering mounds of jalapenos, mangos and squash blossoms. On Tuesday there was hardly a soul, save produce sellers and the occasional health worker taping up posters warning people to steer clear of crowds."
- From this article on Yahoo.
*Sighs* :(
Right now, the only places that are still open are some office buildings, banks and grocery stores, but for how long?
This city is slowly turning into a ghost town with each passing day.
I'm upset.
_______________
By the way, I've just re-uploaded all the files I had on my box.net account to a new esnips folder, following
dragancaor 's suggestion. My box.net files are supposed to go back online on Friday, but it doesn't hurt to have a back up.You can find all my stuff here (it's a public folder).
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Date: 2009-04-29 04:53 am (UTC)Well, employees are supposed to still be paid (and bosses were ordered to be patient with those who can't go to work due to sickness or to take care of their children), but in reality lots of people are worried because as long as their businesses or workplaces are closed, there's no income for them.
I was paid for last Friday, but I'm not being paid for as long as the school remains closed. Which sucks, even if I have some savings to live on during this crisis.
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Date: 2009-04-29 05:01 am (UTC)