We also asked Dr. Manzanero, about patient #39, a resident of Santa Elena Cayo, who deals in scrap metal, while his wife works at the market.
He was detected last week with the coronavirus after after he showed up 2 weekends ago at the San Ignacio Community Hospital. He was suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms and a loss of sense of taste.
Today, the DHS told us that this is not an instance of a community spread. He said that this time, it is believed this patient made contact with a Mexican community in the course of conducting his business: