With the exception of one of Mexico's 32 states, the federal government has approved its unrestricted opening of business and social affairs under the country's COVID-19 traffic light monitoring system-since the system in June 2020.

The only state subject to federal designation is Baja California, which is in orange and the government ranked it in the report from November 1 to 14, 2021. In order to curb the spread of COVID-19, states in the orange state limit the number of workers allowed to work on-site to half the normal capacity.

The four-level surveillance system, which is updated every other week, is used to alert residents to the epidemiological risks of COVID-19 and to provide guidance on the restrictions of certain activities in each state of the country. Below is a map from November 15, 2021 to November 28, 2021, showing the COVID-19 risk level in each state and capital.

The vaccination rate is also climbing. As of November 9, 2021, 75,170,848 Mexican residents over the age of 18 have been vaccinated, accounting for 84% of the country's population. The federal government has not yet clarified the number of people who have been fully vaccinated.

The chart shows the state of traffic lights in each state, as well as the changes between federal and local traffic light states based on the Federal Department of Health publications and state reports provided by each state (if applicable). Some states seem to be more cautious about restoring the "new normal." For example, Puebla has designated five of its six districts as yellow (medium risk), and district 3, which includes the state capital, is orange. Veracruz has no red or orange zones, but it has designated more than 50 cities in yellow.

Since Mexico City was in the orange state in late August 2021, the epidemic situation in the federal capital has continued to improve. According to the Mexico City Monitoring Committee, the capital—approximately 20% of the country’s population lives in its metropolitan area—goes green in early November and remains there. But the committee seems to be proceeding cautiously because it has not updated its guidelines for private company offices, stating that the maximum site capacity is limited to 80% of the workforce under industry-specific health protection guidelines. The guidelines also require employers to conduct weekly operations at their own expense Rapid antigen test or reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus, at least 20% of the personnel participating in the field work.

Finally, the Administrative Verification Institute will continue to visit companies with other Mexico City government authorities to verify compliance with general and specific hygiene measures for workplace health protection. Employers who are deemed to have failed to comply with health and safety measures may be temporarily suspended from work centers in whole or in part for up to 15 calendar days. Non-compliant employers may also be subject to other applicable sanctions.

Pietro Straulino-Rodríguez is the managing partner of Ogletree Deakins' Mexico City office. Before joining Ogletree Deakins, Pietro worked for many years as a private practice partner in the labor, social security and immigration practice group of a leading law firm in Mexico City. Prior to this, he worked in a large labor boutique in Mexico City, where he worked as a consultant and litigation attorney in various matters. In addition, Pietro works in the legal and government relations department of Ford Motor Company in Mexico. He successfully combined his...

O. Iván Andrade Castelan joined Ogletree Deakins in February 2018, during which time he developed professionally as a legal clerk for 3 years. Before joining Ogletree Deakins, he worked for the 171st Notary Office in Mexico City for 1 year. Ivan started his legal career in 2017 as a legal clerk at the 171st Notary Office in Mexico City, during which time he focused on providing notarization services for all types of legal acts. Ivan is fluent in Spanish and English.

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