New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has closed all roads in and out of the city of Gallup after it became a COVID-19 hotspot.

Lujan Grisham said in a statement on Friday that roads leading in and out of Gallup, a city of about 22,000 people, would be closed from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

"Vehicles may only have a maximum of two individuals. Residents of the city should remain at home except for emergency outings and those essential for health, safety, and welfare," Lujan Grisham's office said in the press release.

Lujan Grisham made the decision to block the roads following a request from Gallup's outgoing mayor Jackie McKinney and its new mayor, Louis Bonaguidi, who were concerned about a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.

New Mexico has reported 3,513 COVID-19 cases and 131 deaths from the virus. Gallup's McKinley County has 1,064 of the positive COVID-19 cases, which is nearly a third of the state's total case count.

"The spread of this virus in McKinley County is frightful, and it shows that physical distancing has not occurred and is not occurring," Lujan Grisham said in a statement. "The virus is running amok there. It must be stopped, and stricter measures are necessary. A problem in one part of our state, with a virus this dangerous and this contagious, is a problem for our entire state."

Lujan Grisham has urged residents to stay home and socially distance.

"It is even more crucial for New Mexicans in the northwestern region. But what is happening in the northwest could happen in any part of our state. We must remain vigilant."

Copious apologies to all New Mexicans, but why would anyone willingly go to Gallup in the first place, the Fan Belt Capital of the World?

Nothing that old commie bitch does, including sending in the Natl. Guard is gonna make any difference in Gallup.

She is convinced she's Hitler though.

Have never gone there for the express purpose of going there but have ridden through there on the way to other, more desirable destinations...

Frankly so am I...

Ya, I would agree. I've only been in NM full-time for a year and I'm not impressed. I thought I read that the mayor of Gallup actually made the request to her for the shutdown.....and of course she was more than happy to grant it. Used something called the Riot Control Act. Only good thing is it can only be for three days, so expires on the 4th. Not sure if it can be extended thereafter though.

I’ve been here exactly three years more than you. Can’t say I’m in love with the politics but I do love the state itself. Much like a lot of other states it’s shame what the blue counties force on the rest of the state.

I have been here since 1971 and she is the WORST governor by far!

I’ve been here exactly three years more than you. Can’t say I’m in love with the politics but I do love the state itself. Much like a lot of other states it’s shame what the blue counties force on the rest of the state.

I have been here since 1971 and she is the WORST governor by far!

So far, about 20 posts on the topic of the extreme measures and the bad viral conditions in Gallup - including plenty of deserved criticism of the bad governor of NM - but not one word of comment about why the viral situation would be so bad there.

So far, about 20 posts on the topic of the extreme measures and the bad viral conditions in Gallup - including plenty of deserved criticism of the bad governor of NM - but not one word of comment about why the viral situation would be so bad there.

Most likely drunk locals not interested in social distancing . When hunting unit 2 I stopped fueling up in Gallup because of the local drunks bothering me for money . Fuel up before or just outside Gallup or Shiprock if fuel level is fine. Also no longer make the drive from Gallup to Shiprock at night, to many drunk injuns on the road both driving , walking and biking , road hazard.
No doubt poverty and ignorance has much to do with it also.

So far, about 20 posts on the topic of the extreme measures and the bad viral conditions in Gallup - including plenty of deserved criticism of the bad governor of NM - but not one word of comment about why the viral situation would be so bad there.

you have to be careful on the rez. among other things, releasing livestock outside the fence to get at the grass along side the roadways. i would hate to be in tribal court after hitting a horse.
on the san carlos apache rez, there are floodlights lining the road through the town. put there so you wouldn't run over drunks sleeping in the roadway

Maternal Grandparents are both from Gallup. Married then moved to Fallon area Nevada then on to San Joaquin County California.

Gallop prolly has a bunch of Chinese tourists.

These people live out in the middle of no where, in family groups, in 1 house, most times with no running water or electricity.

Our SIL in NM and his new t-shirt

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/world/asia/coronavirus-spread-where-why.html?

The Covid-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?
Experts are trying to figure out why the coronavirus is so capricious. The answers could determine how to best protect ourselves and how long we have to.

I think I’ve figured it out. Does the “area” vote red or blue?

Yes.

The concentration of dumbasses is much higher in areas that vote democrat.

Is it coincidence that those same areas have more cases of Covid?

I think not.

The thing about Lujan is that she was voted in by Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

I wonder how she's polling about now in those places?


My guess is that she's polling still really well there, because she's doing exactly what the commies that elected her, want her to do.

All the Santa Fe libs worship the ground she walks on. I do my best to try and irritate at least one of them each day here.

Here's our Governors profile pic !
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I think I'll start posting this picture around SF. Should really piss a lot of people here!

I've traveled extensively all over the USA and Canada...on the highway... seeing much of rural America..

but when I first passed thru Gallup NM on the way to the Grand Canyon with my family in our VW camper back in 1985 or 86, I thought that was the most depressing and dumpiest town I'd ever seen in my life..

trips thru there in my subsequent life haven't changed that opinion...

So far, about 20 posts on the topic of the extreme measures and the bad viral conditions in Gallup - including plenty of deserved criticism of the bad governor of NM - but not one word of comment about why the viral situation would be so bad there.

We vote Red up here, but it starting to run rampant in San Juan County.

Dryfly24, you fish the San Juan any ?

Just read in the local SF rag that the lockdown order for Gallup was extended until Thursday.