People stroll under blossoming jacaranda trees in the Alameda park in Mexico City, Monday, March 23, 2020. Beginning Monday, Mexico's capital shut down museums, bars, gyms, churches, and other non-essential businesses that gather large numbers of people, in an attempt to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
March 23, 2020
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March 23, 2020 10:55 p.m.
Mexico's busy streetscape slows, but doesn't stop for virus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Increasingly empty beaches and quieter streets in Mexico contrast with a still-crowded subway system and active street vendors, as shut-downs and social distancing measures have begun but remain very uneven.