Entire city in New Mexico under quarantine, roads in and out sealed off by police and Nat'l Guard

The governor of New Mexico invoked the state’s Riot Control Act and sealed off all roads to nonessential traffic in the city of Gallup to help control a surging coronavirus outbreak in the city on the outskirts of the Navajo Nation.https://t.co/0xZQRcgUCE

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 2, 2020

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says "it was not a hard decision" to declare a state of emergency for the city of Gallup.

"This city has 14 times the amount of [coronavirus] cases in its population than the largest urban center in New Mexico." https://t.co/vHoRxv9CD5 pic.twitter.com/5koHvtDxrA

— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) May 2, 2020

A NM State Police officer and a member of the Army National Guard stand on the off-ramp of I-40 entering Gallup after NM governor enacted the state's Riot Control Act closing off all roads to nonessential traffic to nonessential traffic to help control the coronavirus outbreak pic.twitter.com/8CnC92OnY9

— Nathan J. Fish (@PhotoJFish) May 2, 2020

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Doug P.

Gallup is a ghost town right now. Nothing is open, not even restaurants or grocery stores. Guess I'm feasting on snacks tonight

— Nathan J. Fish (@PhotoJFish) May 2, 2020

So it’s come to this?

This is absolutely insane. https://t.co/yHRKNvT5br

— Nathan Oskam (@Aweskam) May 2, 2020

This is what happens when the people won't stand up for their liberties. https://t.co/DoRlr2B1Fj

— ? The ? Chill Gamer ? (@thechillgamermc) May 2, 2020

To be clear – this does seem like an authoritative overstep -but has anyone from the CDC or the likes investigated WHY the outbreak is disproportionately high in that town?

— SALIGIA (@Brickfan) May 2, 2020

It begins with small towns, let's see where it goes https://t.co/nkkZmDV0bu

— Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) May 2, 2020

Stay tuned.