Tag: Coronavirus
US to loan millions of vaccine doses to Mexico and Canada
The United States is planning to send millions of COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccines to Mexico and Canada.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has not yet been approved for...
Governor: COVID-19 vaccines for Mérida’s seniors expected in April
COVID-19 vaccines will begin to be administered to Mérida’s seniors as early as next month, said Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal.
“Once we have vaccinated...
After more than a year, Mexico plans back-to-school strategy
Mexico’s federal education authority says that it is working on a plan to return students to in-classroom learning.
The news comes a day after President...
Four businesses shut down for not following COVID-19 guidelines
Authorities in Yucatán shut down three businesses in Mérida and another in Chabihau for not following COVID-19 health protocols.
Government inspectors placed closure notices on...
Sunday’s 10 coronavirus deaths include a 95-year-old man
The deaths of 10 coronavirus patients, including a 95-year-old man, and 59 new cases were documented by Yucatán health officials in the past 24 hours....
Graduation trip in Cancún ends with 44 COVID infections
Argentine authorities confirmed that a flight arriving Saturday from Cancún, Mexico, had 44 passengers who tested positive for COVID-19.
The young passengers, from Buenos Aires,...
AMLO accuses the United States of greed, vaccine hoarding
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused the United States and other nations of monopolizing the vaccine supply.
AMLO also praised the generosity of Russia...
Yucatán plans to buy COVID-19 vaccines direct from Pfizer
Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal says individual states should be able to purchase COVID-19 vaccines.
Vila Dosal expressed a willingness to work with federal authorities,...
After a year, Mérida’s Biciruta is coming back
Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha announced this morning that the Biciruta will return to Paseo de Montejo after a full year’s absence due to...
Frustrated foreigners in Yucatán wonder if they will ever get the...
The COVID-19 vaccination center in Progreso is reportedly turning away people who do not have a Mexican voter ID card.
Voter ID cards, known as...
Yucatán governor: Teachers next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations
Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal plans to place teachers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines.
The governor told President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that once...
Mérida offers oxygen tank refills for free, with a prescription
Merida’s government is offering free oxygen tank refills to anyone with a prescription.
The refill center is located in front of the José Marti library...
Flights between Cancún and Madrid resume after almost a full year....
After almost a year of cancellations due to COVID-19, flights between Madrid and Cancún have resumed.
The Evelop aircraft was greeted Monday on the tarmac...
Mexico announces shipment of 22 million more vaccines from China, its...
Mexico has purchased another 22 million COVID-19 vaccines from China.
The purchase includes 10 million Sinovac vaccines, as well as 12 million doses of the...
‘We don’t want any more of our colleagues to die’
Clinic doctors, nurses and administrators at Motul's Seguro Social clinic took part in a peaceful demonstration and called upon Yucatán state authorities to ensure...
Yucatán has now received over 60,000 COVID-19 vaccines, but seniors in...
Mérida is still waiting for its share of COVID-19 vaccines.
State authorities in Yucatán received 14,680 doses on Sunday. Of those, 2,925 were set...
More vaccines reach Yucatán as quarantines rise sharply
Crewmen unloaded more vaccine shipments from a military plane in Mérida on Sunday as another 60 coronavirus cases and 10 deaths were announced in...
A chicken for every pot, plus eggs, for struggling families
Yucatan's state government launches a food security program in Mérida’s incorporated areas known as comisarias.
The program will offer nutritional support to 150,000 families, many...
Several market vendors in Mérida close down for good
Vendors in Mérida's markets are facing increasing economic pressure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several small business owners have decided to close up shop due...
COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Yucatán extends to five new communities
Yucatán’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign for residents 60 and over is extended to cover five more municipalities.
The municipalities added to the coverage zone are Progreso,...
AMLO: States free to decide when schools will open again
In a morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said each state will decide when students and teachers will be returning to classrooms.
The...
Daily COVID cases continue to decline as hospitalizations peak
A 38-year-old coronavirus patient was the youngest of 12 who died Tuesday in Yucatán. An unnamed foreigner also perished.
State health authorities also announced that...
Over one thousand vaccine doses are missing in Umán
Disappointed seniors in Umán were told to go home after COVID-19 vaccines ran out.
Health authorities in Umán say they were expecting 6,000 doses of...
COVID-19 death rate among indigenous people in Yucatán is the highest...
More indigenous people have died of COVID-19 in Yucatán than in any other Mexican state.
As of Jan. 28, Yucatán has recorded the deaths of...
