▁the ▁door ▁and ▁anti - b acter ial ▁gel ▁is ▁widely ▁distributed . ▁ 2 6 ▁cases ▁of ▁the ▁virus ▁are ▁reported ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁including ▁ 1 1 ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁March ▁ 1 6 ▁ 2 1 6 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Ben ito ▁Ju á rez ' s ▁birth day ▁( Stat ut ory ▁hol iday ) ▁ ▁Deput y ▁health ▁minister ▁Hugo ▁L ope z - G at ell ▁den ies ▁a ▁charge ▁by ▁El ▁Salvador ▁president ▁N ay ib ▁Bu kele ▁that ▁Mexico ▁let ▁a ▁dozen ▁people ▁with ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁board ▁a ▁plane . ▁The ▁Health ▁Department ▁reports ▁ 8 2 ▁confirmed ▁and ▁ 1 7 1 ▁sus pected ▁cases ▁of ▁COVID - 1 9 . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference ▁of ▁Mexico ▁recomm ends ▁susp ending ▁masses ▁and ▁other ▁large ▁group ▁gather ings . ▁Pri ests ▁can ▁continue ▁with ▁private ▁masses . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁four ▁Mex icans ▁from ▁T ama ul ip as ▁who ▁went ▁to ▁C us co , ▁Peru , ▁on ▁vac ation ▁cannot ▁return ▁to ▁Mexico ▁until ▁April ▁ 2 ▁because ▁all ▁fl ights ▁have ▁been ▁can ce led ▁and ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Peru ▁are ▁closed . ▁Cit iz ens ▁of ▁E cuador , ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁Perú , ▁and ▁Chile ▁are ▁stuck ▁at ▁Ben ito ▁Ju á rez ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁March ▁ 1 7 ▁The ▁Mexican ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁closed ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁this ▁morning ▁after ▁dro pping ▁ 7 . 1 2