Mexico City tames Covid-19 in one of the world’s largest food markets as authorities use testing, contact tracing and isolation to reduce coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY—In late April, the coronavirus began to sweep through the Central de Abasto, one of the world’s largest wholesale food markets, which regularly attracts some 350,000 people a day to its maze of corridors, one of which holds Gustavo Pérez’s carrot stall.
Mr. Pérez’s uncle, who worked two stalls down and also sold vegetables, got sick and died. So did the squash vendor opposite Mr. Pérez. “It was clear the market was becoming a center for infections,” said Mr. Pérez, 42, who now wears a mask and visor.
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