By KELIN DILLON The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an import alert on Tuesday, Jan. 26, warning consumers that some hand sanitizers manufactured in Mexico may contain dangerous substances harmful to users. Due to the alert, all alcohol-based Mexican-made hand sanitizers imported into the United States are subject to be held without inspection upon arrival. “This marks the
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Lending a Hand
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Setting an Example
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By KELIN DILLON An executive order signed by newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden, which requires international travelers entering the United States by air to show proof of a negative covid-19 test within 72 hours of departure, was enacted on Jan. 26, creating a host of new requirements for travelers to fulfill before boarding their flight. Vacationers need to make
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By KELIN DILLON New U.S. President Joe Biden recently signed an executive order, going into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 26, that will require all travelers entering the United States by air to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within 72 hours of departure, followed by self-isolation upon arrival, bringing forth new challenges for foreign tourism in Mexico. Mexico
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Mexico’s Stalled Economic Growth
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has whimsically changed the course of the country’s scheduled universal vaccination program, altering it as he sees fit in a wing-it-as-you-go strategy. The nation’s original vaccination schedule was set up in five concurrent stages, beginning with frontline health workers, followed by everyone over the age 60. The next two stages
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced on Sunday, Jan. 18, during a university inauguration in Guerrero, that Mexico would accept a lower number of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations so that poor countries could be given better access to the widely-successful coronavirus vaccine, as proposed by the United Nations. López Obrador had previously said that Mexico had a
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AMLO’s Morning Press Conference Nightmares
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced on Wednesday, Jan. 13, that Mexico City would further increase its number of hospital beds after several hospitals reached full 100 percent capacity Monday, Jan. 11. Between Mexico City and the State of Mexico (Edoméx), 50 hospitals reached maximum occupancy at the start of the week, reaching a total of
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