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Mexico governors clash with federal official over coronavirus response
Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal is among the state leaders locking horns with Mexico's Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell over proposed changes to the federal...
Mexico has 3rd highest coronavirus death toll, eclipsing United Kingdom
Mexico surpassed the United Kingdom as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll.
The record places Mexico behind Brazil, Latin America’s largest and most...
July ends with 700 coronavirus deaths, the deadliest month so far
The final day of the month ended with 34 more deaths and 240 more coronavirus cases, Yucatan health authorities said.
Another 33 hospital beds were...
Red light threatened in Yucatan as deaths and infections fail to slow
A red light on Monday was not ruled out by Yucatan Health Secretary Mauricio Sauri Vivas during today's coronavirus briefing.
For now, it remains in...
Passenger limits loosened Saturday for taxis and Ubers in Merida
Starting Saturday, taxis and Ubers will be allowed to carry two passengers. Coronavirus contingencies have limited them to one passenger only, barring a medical...
Black witch moths appear in Yucatan, an ominous omen for some
The yellow-green butterflies have exited stage left. Now the black witch moths have entered in their place.
Dubbed locally as the "mariposa de la...
Teen runaway bikes across Mexico to meet online girlfriend
A 17-year-old boy ran away from home in the State of Mexico and traveled more than 700 kilometers / 435 miles to meet his...
Hospitalizations soar 2nd day straight while July accounts for half of Yucatan’s coronavirus deaths
Updated to correct the number of accumulated deaths in Yucatan: Yucatan state health officials on Wednesday announced 200 more coronavirus cases and 28 deaths...
Coronavirus infections exceed 9,000 and hospitalizations rise again
Yucatan's coronavirus infection count blew past the 9,000 mark with 202 new cases confirmed Tuesday, bringing the accumulated total to 9,083. Another 32 died...
Panic buttons for Yucatan taxis, Ubers mandated by 2021
Taxis in Yucatan and ride-share cars such as Uber have a year to integrate panic buttons and satellite trackers into their vehicles.
The update...
Yucatan doctors cite shortages of sedatives, pain killers for COVID patients
Doctors and nurses from the Regional High Specialty Hospital of the Yucatan Peninsula (HRAEPY) signed an open letter decrying a shortage of drugs essential...
Hot topic: The history of the air conditioner, Part 1
It is at this time of year that I give thanks to the inventor of the air conditioner. Maybe it is because I grew...
New infections decline, but still in triple digits; hospitalizations down a 2nd day
Yucatan health officials on Monday announced a modest day-over-day decline in new COVID-19 cases and fatalities, with 152 infections and 23 deaths in the...
Chicxulub cancels huge annual festival honoring its patron saint
Chicxulub Puerto is losing a popular August holiday as local officials attempt to discourage crowds and the spread of coronavirus.
For the first time in...
Coronavirus deaths in Yucatan exceed 1,000
Coronavirus deaths surpassed 1,000 when 30 more fatalities in Yucatan were reported Sunday.
Another 226 infections were also reported. The accumulated totals now stand at...
Casa Que Canta will make you want to sing out loud
Casa Que Canta, or the "Singing House," is so named for a famous former resident, the Yucatecan troubadour and composer Manuel "Chucho" Silvestre de...
Added flights, new hotel represent a vote of confidence in Yucatan’s economy
Merida travelers got back their Volaris flights to Monterrey, Guadalajara and Tijuana, and a long-awaited new hotel on Avenida Colon has finally opened.
Low-cost airline...
A tough week and a brutal month: Half of all coronavirus deaths in Yucatan...
After new coronavirus cases in Yucatan began to surge Wednesday, the week ended with 72 hospitalizations and an average of 26 deaths and 191...
Lab worker burned by attacker crying ‘you are contaminating us!’
Yelling "you are contaminating us!" a maintenance worker threw chlorine at a Merida lab worker, burning the victim's face and scalp.
The attacker, described...
Record 260 new infections in Yucatan as 35 die from COVID-19
A third consecutive day of record-breaking numbers was announced Friday by Yucatan health authorities.
New cases totaled 260 while 35 more coronavirus patients died in...
Fruit juice stand catches fire at Santa Ana market
Santa Ana market was closed after a fruit juice vendor's stall caught fire, local media reported.
Merida's municipal police said a short circuit caused the...
López Obrador’s cousin is latest relative to die from COVID-19
Úrsula Mojica Obrador, cousin of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, died this Friday morning while being treated in Tampico for COVID-19, according to El...
Pandemic closes 100 tienditas and corner stores across Yucatan
After four months of coronavirus contingency, some 100 small shops and corner stores have had to close, said the Yucatan business chamber.
Tienditas, as they...
Gonzalo likely to become a hurricane, but so far not a danger to Yucatan
Tropical Storm Gonzalo weakened on Thursday, but could still rebound into the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season, according to the National Hurricane...
