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Mexico on high alert as case numbers surge

People queue to enter a vaccination centre at Playa del Carmen in Mexico

People queue to enter a vaccination centre at Playa del Carmen in Mexico Source: AAP

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Mexico City and a half-dozen of the country's 32 states are on 'red alert' and it's forced some non-essential businesses to close.

For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus

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