In the last eight months, 26 people in Yucatán have died battling COVID-19 infections. That’s around three every 30 days. And it’s a reminder that the coronavirus, while not an official health emergency, still haunts us. The decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the federal government of Mexico to conclude the health emergency…
The ride-share company Uber has lifted face mask requirements for passengers in Mexico. The front seat of the car is also once again available for passengers if the back seat is filled, Uber said in a notice to customers. Local regulations could supersede the policy change, Uber said. Wearing a face mask “may be recommended”…
Mexico no longer requires face masks on flights and in airports, aligning its standards with the United States. The Mexican Federal Civil Aviation Agency confirmed the end of the mask-wearing era on Wednesday. The US dropped its mask mandate for travelers in April. Mexico’s decision comes as resorts prepare for the winter tourist rush. Cancún…
After two and-a-half years, Yucatán is ready to make face masks voluntary in most places. Given the reduction in the number of infections and deaths from COVID-19, the Ministry of Health reported that starting Monday, face masks will be voluntary, with the exception of hospitals, health centers, and public transportation. Daily cases have most recently…
The official number of coronavirus infections in Yucatán has been on the decline since Thursday while deaths have been at two a day since the middle of last week. A 26-year-old man from Seyé and an 89-year-old woman from Mérida perished. Both had preexisting conditions. This data from the Yucatán health ministry is missing information…
COVID-related fatalities in Yucatán rose to two a day this week, reflecting a high level of infections. Since July 4, at least one death has been reported every 24 hours, with the exception of July 8. In mid-June, in contrast, two people died every seven days. Two deaths were reported Wednesday, and again on Thursday,…
COVID cases in Yucatán rose 39% in one week, with by far the most patients assigned to home quarantine. Of the 2,793 additional infections found last week by doctors, 2001 were attributed to mild cases that did not burden hospitals. That amounts to an average of 456 new patients each day, a huge jump over…
Daily coronavirus cases have risen close to 400 while over 4,000 people are stuck in quarantine, Yucatán health ministry data shows. Three coronavirus patients died this week, the highest number of fatalities in the state since March. The most recent death was a 73-year-old Mérida man who was otherwise healthy. The hospitalization rate is steady,…
A US government coronavirus advisory on the risks of traveling to Mexico notably omits Yucatán and Campeche from its health warning. The Department of State set aside Yucatán and Campeche in a stern assessment of coronavirus risk. Given the increase in COVID-19 infections in Mexico, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention launched a travel…
The surge in new infections reached nearly reached 300 on Thursday alone, prompting authorities to wonder if more strict measures are needed once again.
Another 135 coronavirus cases were found Wednesday in Yucatán. It was the first time since February that daily infections were in triple digits and the largest single-day spike in weeks. One fatality, a 70-year-old Mérida woman, died from COVID-19, state health personnel reported. It was the third death this month, and one more than Yucatán…
The Yucatán health ministry reported 78 new COVID infections, the highest number of daily new cases since March. Of these, 56 occurred in Mérida, 11 in Progreso, two in Conkal and Kanasín, and one each in Chapab, Motul, Peto, Tekax, Tekit, Tixkokob and Umán. The climb in cases began in mid-April, during the Semana Santa,…
Coronavirus cases rose steadily in a week that ended with Yucatán’s first COVID fatality since April 2. A 32-year-old Mérida man with immunosuppression succumbed to the virus, the Yucatán health ministry said. Yucatán detected 400 new cases this week, compared to 228 the week before. The true number of cases is always thought to be…
Mexico’s Supreme Court has agreed that the economic cost of Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccination program should remain secret for the time being. In its controversial decision, the court cited “national security” and decreed that such information would not be published until at least 2025. In 2021, Mexico’s institute for transparency ordered that the cost of the…
Daily COVID-19 cases in Yucatán tripled since May 1, health ministry data shows. Infections reached 43 on Friday and 42 on Saturday, the highest numbers since early March. Another 228 coronavirus cases were counted this week by the Yucatán health ministry, an average of 32 a day compared to 27 last week. No deaths were…
April in Yucatán ended with a post-Semana Santa increase in coronavirus cases, but only one death. Most of the month’s 333 new patients were placed in home quarantine, and most of those were in the last two weeks. Only 28 new cases were found between April 3 and 9, but 171 infections were reported in…
The Yucatán health ministry reported 28 new COVID-19 infections, compared to three cases this time last week. Hospitalizations are steady with seven patients in public hospitals. Home quarantines for mild cases are also up. On Thursday, 83 were stuck at home, but on Saturday that number rose to 122. Still, no deaths were reported. That…
Yucatán’s health ministry reported Tuesday that 21 new coronavirus infections were counted in the past 24 hours. Last week, daily cases ranged from zero to two. But daily cases began to climb a week ago, first incrementally — up to three by Saturday. Tuesday’s number was more than triple Monday’s count of six new infections….
In a major reversal, Mexico’s federal government now says it will request COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO’s COVAX program for the country’s children.
Goodbye Dra. Paty. You’ve been replaced with a jpg. After more than two years of the Yucatán health ministry’s Facebook Live coronavirus reports, the TV-news-style briefings have been replaced with a simple graphic with a brief summary of new cases, hospitalizations, recoveries and deaths. This happens as Yucatán authorities report three consecutive days with no…
Yucatán reported zero new coronavirus-related deaths and infections for the second day in a row. Hospitalizations and home quarantines also declined significantly. But a newer COVID wave has hit Western Europe, Asia, and parts of the United States including Florida and the New York, where planes depart daily for the Peninsula. About a dozen nations…
As of today — Monday — all businesses in Yucatán can operate at 100% and normalize their opening hours.
For only the second time since the coronavirus pandemic reached Yucatán, state health officials reported zero infections and deaths in the past 24 hours. Neither did the needle move on recoveries, the first time that has happened. Hospital admissions declined by two, and quarantines rose by the same number, on Saturday. Public hospitals are caring…
For two consecutive days, Yucatán health personnel found no new cases of COVID-19 Monday, the third day in two weeks that no infections were detected in the state. Compare that to the last two days of February, when 104 and 76 new infections were registered respectively. Hospitalizations declined by four, totaling 14 patients in public…
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