By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As expected, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday, Dec. 2, that all travelers entering the United States from abroad will be required to have a covid-19 antigen test within 24 hours before boarding their plane, starting Monday, Dec. 6. Previously, international travelers were required to have the test within 72 hours of their flight.
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF International travelers entering the United States — including U.S. citizens — may soon be facing even tighter covid-19 prevention restrictions for entry. In the face of the highly concerning Omicron variant, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is currently considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for covid infections within
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After months of fluctuating between red, orange and yellow, Mexico City is now — finally — in the green spectrum of the country’s covid-19 risk traffic light system. As of Monday, Oct. 18, Mexico City Digital Agency Director Eduardo Clark said Friday, Oct. 15, that, due to a “significant drop in the number of
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XINHUA Despite the fact that numerous studies have clearly shown that border closings do little or nothing to slow the spread of coronavirus infections, the United States, Canada and Mexico have once again extended non-essential travel restrictions across their borders through Feb. 21 due to covid-19. On Friday, Jan. 8, U.S. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said that “in
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Due to extremely high pollution rates in the city — a considerable stretch during the supposed covid-19 lockdown — Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced late Wednesday, Nov. 11, that the capital’s Day-without-a-Car (hoy no circula) program will apply “doubly” on Thursday, Nov. 12, with additional restrictions to help improve air quality. Under these
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While Mexico City remains in the orange range according to the nation’s covid-19 traffic-light risk scale, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum implemented new regulations on Monday, Nov. 9, regarding the operations of restaurants and other businesses, effective immediately. Due to a growing number of hospitalizations and confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus, Sheinbaum announced
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