New Mexico governor shuts down grocery stores for two weeks

By Washington Examiner

Published November 24, 2020 3:00pm ET

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New Mexico governor shuts down grocery stores for two weeks — A dozen grocery stores around the state have been forced to close for two weeks because of a public health order issued by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at a time when the state’s residents are suffering from record high unemployment and food insecurity, critics say. The order requires businesses with four or more rapid responses […]

A dozen grocery stores around the state have been forced to close for two weeks because of a public health order issued by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at a time when the state’s residents are suffering from record high unemployment and food insecurity, critics say.

The order requires businesses with four or more rapid responses of COVID-19 cases reported within in a 14-day period to close for two weeks.

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