By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Hurricane Rick hit Mexico’s Pacific coastal states of Guerrero and Michoácan late Sunday, Oct. 24, unleashing heavy rains and winds. The Category 2 hurricane also produced heavy rains in Colima, southern Jalisco and western Oaxaca, plus downpours the southwest of the State of Mexico, Morelos, Puebla and Mexico City, according to Mexico’s National Meteorological
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XINHUA Tropical storm Genevieve has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of up to 210 kilometers an hour on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, as it continues to move along Mexico’s northwest Pacific coast, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) announced. It is expected to hit Manzanillo, Colima, 630 kilometers southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, and will also
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pressure to Restart Work Pressure on the Mexican government to get the economy going again is mounting from all sides. Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer, who is responsible for determining which municipalities and industries can reopen, however, does not yet have an answer. “In general there are approximately 990 municipalities applying to restart, but only about a third
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Mothers and Doctors The Mexican Public Health Secretariat, the National Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the National Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) reported that the 9,600 female doctors on call due to the covid-19 spent Sunday, May 10, Mother’s Day, on duty. The report was made by the nongovernmental organization Mom Doctors,
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