Tag: Coronavirus
Hope and fear remain after 8 months of coronavirus infections in...
Eight months after the first COVID-19 case was detected in Yucatan, seven more deaths and 71 new cases were reported in the last 24...
2 states in Mexico under coronavirus red alert
Two Mexican states remain under the highest level of coronavirus alert, the "red light" of the epidemiological traffic signal.
Another 18 are in orange...
Direct flights between Merida and Houston promised by Dec. 1
After numerous false starts, United Airlines will officially resume its Houston-Merida route, bringing a second direct flight between Yucatan and the United States by...
Revival of ‘Mérida en Domingo,’ a pandemic casualty, under discussion
Mérida en Domingo, the festive weekly crafts and food event at the Plaza Grande, was one of the first traditions to fall to the...
Another 2 weeks of orange alert for Yucatan
Yucatan remains stalled at the orange traffic light, state health authorities said Thursday.
Doctors also announced 74 new coronavirus infections and nine deaths in...
No more patients at convention center’s COVID hospital
The makeshift hospital built at the Siglo XXI convention center has admitted no new coronavirus patients in 24 hours and is empty for the...
Updated: Yucatan governor tests positive for COVID-19
After a string of public appearances, Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal announced has tested positive for the coronavirus.
On Tuesday, the 40-year-old governor announced the...
86 new cases as Yucatan’s coronavirus fatalities approach 2,500
New coronavirus infections were fewer than 100 for the first time in six days, according to data released Monday by Yucatan health authorities.
While the...
Coronavirus continues new surge in Yucatan
A rising number of coronavirus cases outpaced recoveries for six of the past seven days in Yucatan, official data indicates.
After demonstrating signs of...
Limits on gatherings, restaurants and driving to be loosened
Yucatan's economic reopening turns another corner Monday, Nov. 2, when beaches and parks reopen and social gatherings can resume under health protocols.
The beaches...
Major Hanal Pixán events canceled, but cemeteries to remain open
El Paseo de las Ánimas, the wildly popular street procession that marks Hanal Pixán, or Day of the Dead on Nov. 2, is dead...
No COVID deaths for 24 hours, Yucatan doctors report
For the first time since April 29 — or 169 days — Yucatan reported zero COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period.
The news was...
Merida COVID cases exceed 11,000 while hospitalizations increase
New cases outnumbered coronavirus recoveries for the first time in a week, Yucatan health officials indicated Monday.
Doctors reported 90 new infections and nine...
Cases decline: 50 infections and 8 fatalities in 24 hours
The week ended with 74 daily coronavirus infections on average, 29 fewer than the week before, Yucatan health department reports indicate. Average daily COVID-related...
Yucatan remains in orange as COVID contagion rate increases
In the last 14 days, the rate of coronavirus contagion increased from 1.01 to 1.1 percent. That was enough of a bump to keep...
Danger signs: Drop in coronavirus cases reverses
New coronavirus infections in Yucatan totaled 121 on Sunday, the highest number reported in weeks.
Five weeks of declining weekly coronavirus infections also reversed,...
Direct flights to Miami and Houston back on schedule
Merida's direct flights to Miami resume Oct. 8, Yucatan's travel ministry announced. Trips were priced in the US$500 range Thursday morning on American Airlines'...
After 30,000 jobs lost in Yucatan, an eye to recovery by...
Can holiday shoppers help recover the estimated 30,000 jobs lost in Yucatan to the coronavirus crisis?
The local Business Coordinating Council was optimistic, reporting that...
100 new coronavirus cases match recoveries in Yucatan, 6 perish
Doctors in Merida demonstrate a device designed to protect health workers from catching coronavirus from patients. Photo: Courtesy
New coronavirus cases and recoveries were in...
COVID cases in decline for 5 weeks as deaths reach 16-week...
Daily new coronavirus infections in Yucatan surpassed 100 for four out of the past seven days, but overall maintained a steady decline that began...
Costa Rica opens up shop for tourists from Mexico
Hungry to rebuild an essential part of its economy, Costa Rica welcomes back Mexican tourists Oct. 1.
The government will also welcome tourists from two...
Australian couple stranded in Mexico raise funds to get back home...
A Melbourne couple trapped in Mexico is raising money to get back home with their newborn daughter, Australian media reported.
Daniel Brown and Daniel Wallace...
Campeche 1st state in Mexico allowed to resume normal activity
While Yucatan remains under a fairly restrictive "orange" level of coronavirus alert, neighboring Campeche was the first state in Mexico to be given a...
A month-old baby in Yucatan dies after battle with coronavirus
A 1-month-old baby boy from Merida and a 93-year-old grandfather were among the eight in Yucatan who died after battling coronavirus, health officials said...
