Overview

• The state education department suspended basic-education classes on Friday, October 10, in Tecate, Tijuana, Playas de Rosarito, Ensenada and San Quintín due to rising hand-foot-and-mouth cases.
• Mexicali and San Felipe were not included, and schools used the day for intensive cleaning with staff and parents, with entry health filters to be installed for reopening.
• Guidance in Baja California urges isolating symptomatic children, strict hand hygiene and surface disinfection, and considering temporary online lessons if three or more cases appear in a single classroom.
• Puebla has confirmed 201 cases this year and previously suspended classes in four municipalities as it maintains surveillance and hygiene campaigns to limit spread.
• Health officials and experts note the illness chiefly affects young children, causes fever and mouth–hand–foot lesions, has no specific treatment or vaccine, and Tamaulipas authorities have denied a false epidemiological alert circulating online.