By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City’s Congress proposed on Friday, March 6, that the current Public Health Law for the capital be modified to allow the implementation of a covid-19 vaccine certificate that residents could use to facilitate travel and work opportunities. The legislative initiative, which is expected to pass without opposition, was first proposed by conservative National
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XINHUA Mexico could return to “economic normality” by the end of June, with employment at the levels registered before the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (covid-19), Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said on Friday, March 5. Before the pandemic broke out in the country in February 2020, the number of workers registered with the Mexican Social Security
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XINHUA Consumer spending and gross fixed investment in Mexico plummeted in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) indicated on Friday, March 5. Consumer spending fell 11 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, while gross fixed investment plunged 18.2 percent last year, according to two separate Inegi reports. In the area
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XINHUA Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has tested positive for covid-19 infection, she announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Sheinbaum wrote on Twitter that she was informed of the test result on the night of Monday, Oct. 26, and said that she would work remotely under medical supervision, although she added that she felt “well” and “strong.” In a videoconference, Sheinbaum
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Air Canada Vacations has become the first major airline in the Americas to offer covid-19 protection to its clients, the Montreal-based company announced this week. In order to offer its customers a greater sense of safety and confidence during their travels, Air Canada Vacations launched its Covid-19 Coverage and Assistance Plan, designed to cover
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