Puerto Vallarta will begin enforcing closed beaches, tourist risk being arrested

The municipal government of Puerto Vallarta has reinforced its preventive measures against people who do not abide by the recommendations to vacate the beaches during this quarantine, and may apply up to an arrest and a fine against reluctant tourists, Mayor Arturo Dávalos reported today.

The extreme measures have been announced after the reporter Doraliz Terron, from Puerto Vallarta, was attacked by two Canadian tourists identified as Terry Redue and Guy Carey from Vancouver, B.C.

"At the time, if people do not want to withdraw we will have to use the public force . . .