Covid 19 situation now?

[DonJuane]

Still don't discount the exposure potential of travel. As to the probability of how the outbreak of riots, gunfire, civil unrest is going to affect anyone in the US during any election vs. the probability of contacting the virus through the great exposure of travel, one would just need to work that out in their head before making such a big decision to travel such a considerable distance. Right now I would not take a chance other than driving and it's a long way here, starting at about 16 hours from the border south and then there's all the interaction of hotels, gas station attendants, stopping for food and necessities, etc Additionally the roads of Mexico are not as safe as they were prior to covid-19. Of course that could change and does almost on a weekly basis. Mexico News Daily reports various ambush points and the constant turmoil of the pipeline cartels getting into altercations as their taps are coming under more policing. It's not as much of a carefree place as it once was and that's due to both the hard times brought on by the virus as well as the ever changing syndicate.

In contrast, flying to BJX almost always requires a transfer at Mexico City and that walk from International to Domestic gates will typically require a very long walk in front of thousands of people. I suppose one might be able to walk outside from gate to gate but during a stop over, that can complicate things to the level that minimally a tight-proximity pass through security will again be required and who knows if transfer passes will work coming back in and what will be required if there's an issue. Stepping outside to walk the long distance would make it easy to miss a connection. And it's not just flying and transfers that cause exposure considerations but the cabs to get to and from the airport or shuttle buses, etc.

Then there's medical exposure. What if one catches the bug while in Mexico? It's reported that the total treatment here can run $10-$13K and that's if a private hospital bed is available. Not sure if they have ventilators. In the US the exposure is if one doesn't have medicare, then does their insurance properly cover it , do they have a covid-19 bed available and how is the quality of care there. I do have Medicare and a reasonable supplemental coverage and I've recently been to two specialists here for non-covid related issues and paid less than my Medicare co-pay for 1 hr stay in the emergency room. So medical options and potential costs should be a consideration as well.

Otherwise I believe that pretty much everywhere except for a few countries will be requiring this lock-down style mentality. All I can suggest for survival is where ever you live or end up traveling to, to keep away from the news media as a constant source of entertainment (agony?) and try to continue to enrich yourself in every imaginable fashion through all this. I have been failing to do so and now suffering the repercussions. I am going to try to implement more exercise and diversity and to escape this trap while still remaining as safe as possible. Wish me luck.