Judge Orders FGR to Investigate López-Gatell’s Negligence in Covid Response
López-Gatell has — fairly or unfairly — become the target of both praise and criticism, even more than the secretary of health himself, Jorge Alcocer
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Mexico Ends Covid-19 Health Emergency
López Gatell explained that Mexico decided to end the emergency due to a continuous downward trend in covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. In addition, the health undersecretary pointed to Mexico’s high level of immunity against the virus, either by infection or by vaccination
Read moreA Vegan Leather That Hits the Sustainability Sweet Spot
The nopal was considered sacred by the ancient Aztecs, and modern-day Mexicans use it as food, drink and even as medicine
Read moreUse of Face Masks Now Optional on Planes, Mexico’s Airports
By MARK LORENZANA Shortly after Mexican health authorities eliminated the mandatory use of face masks in closed spaces, Mexico’s Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC), in an official statement on Tuesday, Oct. 11, said that it is now optional for passengers to mask up inside the country’s airports and on flights departing Mexico. “As of this date (Tuesday) and as long
Read more3,622 Health Workers in Mexico Have Died of Covid-19
By MARK LORENZANA In the last two years, 3,622 workers from the health sector of Mexico’s federal government have died of the covid-19 virus. Among these health workers were doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and administrative staff. A report by Mexican daily newspaper El Universal on Monday, Oct. 3, revealed that from March 12, 2020, to March 12, 2022, 2,746 doctors employed by three government agencies
Read moreDeputies to File Complaint with Attorney General Due to Vaccine Expiry
By MARK LORENZANA Deputies from three Mexican political parties — the conservative National Action Party (PAN), the centralist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the Citizens’ Movement (MC) — are set to file an official complaint with Mexico’s Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) for the expiry and wastage of more than 5 million covid-19 vaccines. On Saturday, Sept. 25, Mexican daily
Read moreMore than 5 Million Covid-19 Vaccines Expire in Mexico
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican daily newspaper Reforma, on Saturday, Sept. 25, reported that 5.4 million covid-19 vaccines had expired in Mexico and are set to be thrown away. Of the total wasted vaccines, 3.4 million are of the AstraZeneca brand, donated by the U.S. government, and stored in a warehouse of the Biological and Reagent Laboratories of Mexico (Birmex) in Cuautitlán Izcalli, in
Read moreUnivision’s Ramos Confronts AMLO on Historic Homicide Rates in Mexico
By MARK LORENZANA Veteran Mexican-American journalist Jorge Ramos gave Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) all he could handle on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 22, during AMLO’s daily press conference. Ramos, known for his no-nonsense approach when dealing with López Obrador during his news conferences, told the Mexican president point-blank that his administration can now lay claim to
Read moreMexican Military Front and Center at Independence Day Celebrations
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the night of Thursday, Sept. 15, led the reenactment of Mexico’s Cry of Dolores, which marked the 212th year of Mexican independence — and the first time in two years that the event was staged at the Zócalo main plaza in downtown Mexico City due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreSegalmex Buys 465 Million Pesos Worth of Sugar from Ghost Company
By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican Food System (Segalmex), an agency created by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in 2018, allegedly entered into a contract with a ghost company in April 2020 and purchased 25,000 tons of sugar worth 465 million pesos, of which only 7,800 tons were delivered. Servicios Integrales Carregin, the alleged ghost company, has already been
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