New Mexico has few medical masks to spare as virus spreads

City crews clean a platform for the new ART bus system near Albuquerque, N.M.'s Old Town on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Normally this area is booming with tourists because of spring break, but the recent coronavirus pandemic has forced visitors to stay away. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020, photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, right, announces a public health emergency in response to the state's first positive tests for COVID-19, at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M., also attended by Human Services Secretary David Scrase, left. Her administration has banned many gatherings of 100 or more people at spaces such as auditoriums and stadiums as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

An empty street and closed stores are shown at a central plaza and shopping district amid a public health order that has closed down most retail stores and suspended dine-in restaurant service in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, March 27, 2020. New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Jen Schroer says the state's tourism industry will continue to suffer amid COVID-19 restrictions and vowed the state will do what it can to help hotels, tourist spots, and businesses recover once restrictions are lifted. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Frank Tzontlimatzi holds the door open for patients while wearing gloves and a mask at La Clinica de Familia in Las Cruces, N.M. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. New Mexico confirmed Wednesday a coronavirus infection that has no apparent link to travel as the governor takes new steps to limit the spread of the contagion by limiting restaurants to take-out service and closing down movie theaters, gyms and shopping centers. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP)