The Mexican border state of Chihuahua says it will set up a shelter to house deported migrants for a two-week quarantine.
The state says the shelter will house migrants returned to the border city of Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
The state said Thursday that an average of 65 migrants are deported through Ciudad Juarez every day, for a total of about 5,200 so far this year.
The quarantine move is part of a series of measures announced Thursday to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The United States has over 81,000 cases, while Mexico has 585, though testing is far less frequent in Mexico.
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