As Arizona cases spike, a neighboring Mexican state tries to shut out Americans

As Arizona reels under the weight of the coronavirus, Mexico is trying to keep Americans from heading south.

But this weekend, as Arizona reels under the weight of the coronavirus, it is Mexico that is trying to keep Americans from heading south.Government officials in Sonora, the Mexican state that borders Arizona, have set up additional checkpoints across the border over the holiday weekend to prevent unauthorized travel and conduct health checks on people crossing from the US.

"The Sonora government is guarding the border so the established rules are followed, but [the rules] are not new," he said during his Friday morning press briefing.Sonoran government officials have reason to be concerned about the virus spreading from Arizona. The state has witnessed a spike in coronavirus cases recently, posting record high increases in the last week, as total case numbers near 100,000. And ICU units in hospitals across the state are nearing capacity.

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