Mexico City discourages large gatherings as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

The mayor of Mexico City, the country’s largest city, on Friday called on residents to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people as the capital grapples with a surge of coronavirus hospitalisations.

Health authorities have been warning that large gatherings, such as the Nov. 1-2 Day of the Dead festivities that usually draw hundreds of thousands of people nationwide, could prompt another wave of infections.

The pandemic has led to more than 874,000 infections and killed nearly 87,900 people in Mexico.

Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said that from . . .