By KELIN DILLON Thanks to Mexico City’s steadily rising case count of covid-19 infections, largely in part to the emergence of the virus’ Delta variant, the capital city will now regress back to an orange ranking on Mexico’s traffic light-based coronavirus risk system from July 26 through Aug. 8. While an orange designation is supposed to close the region’s non-essential
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced during his daily morning press conference on Thursday, July 15, that Mexico’s public schools will open nationwide for in-person learning at the end of August, following the country’s drawn-out battle with covid-19. López Obrador claimed the new surge in coronavirus cases would have “no risk” for the resumption of
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By KELIN DILLON A third wave of covid-19 is currently in the midst of affecting Mexico after the highly-contagious Delta variant made its way into the country, causing cases to surge once more. Just on Tuesday, July 13, alone, more than 11,000 people tested positive for the virus, the highest new case count in a single day since January of
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By KELIN DILLON While protestors against the country’s government have filled the streets of Cuba, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) went out of his way to publicly declare his support for the Miguel Díaz-Canel administration during a press conference on the morning of Monday, July 12. Hundreds of people began protesting in Cuba on Sunday, July 11, challenging the
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By KELIN DILLON Starting on Tuesday, July 6, Mexico began registering its population from ages 18 to 29 to receive the vaccine against covid-19, as well as announced the release of government endorsed vaccination certificates for all those who have already received full inoculation. People in the designated age range can sign up for the vaccine on the government’s MiVacuna
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By KELIN DILLON In the 24 hour period from June 21 to June 22, a total of 261 people died in Mexico from covid-19, bringing the country’s death toll, as confirmed by the Secretariat of Public Health, to 231,505. Likewise, another 4,223 positive cases were recorded in the same time frame, taking Mexico’s active case load to an estimated 25,060
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By KELIN DILLON As part of Mexico’s ongoing vaccination program against covid-19, the government has now opened vaccine registration for all inhabitants between the ages of 30 and 39, announced Public Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell on Tuesday, June 22. “Registration is simple, with your unique population registration card and registered address,” said López-Gatell, encouraging all eligible residents to sign up
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By KELIN DILLON Six people in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora that were completely vaccinated against coronavirus have reportedly died from covid-19, with a further 24 people who received a single dose of the vaccine likewise passing away in the area. Despite the startling news, Sonora’s Secretary of Health Enrique Clausen urged his state’s inhabitants not to let the news
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By KELIN DILLON Since Mexico’s elections took place on June 6, the country’s rate of vaccination against covid-19 has continuously declined, while its number of positive cases has shot up dramatically, leading to a microscopic analysis from experts on just why Mexico’s fight against coronavirus has gone sideways, again. Secretary of the Treasury Arturo Herrera had warned in cabinet meetings
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s vaccination process against covid-19 along the U.S. border will begin on Wednesday, June 16, for inhabitants in northern industrial cities, said the country’s Undersecretary of Health Hugo López-Gatell. The program will begin in 39 municipalities with the 1.35 million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine donated to Mexico by the United States, available for
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