Tag: Coronavirus
Real coronavirus numbers are impossible to track in Mexico
Squaring official death tallies with what anyone can clearly see is increasingly difficult.
Across Mexico, morgues are full, funeral homes are jammed and crowded...
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Yucatan at 122, death toll reaches 105
A total of 122 people in Yucatan remain hospitalized, 11 more than Saturday, as doctors grapple with 31 new infections, authorities said.
The briefing from...
When restaurants in Merida reopen, what will eating out be like?
Dining in restaurants is at least a month away, but what will the experience be like once table service returns to Yucatan?
A document...
59 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, a new record for Yucatan
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Yucatan reached 1,094 on Saturday after 59 new infections were reported. That is the most new cases Yucatan's health care...
Expats ride out the pandemic in Mexico
Phil and Connie Naylor’s ocean view from their Puerto Peñasco home is the closest they’ll get to the beach during the coronavirus crisis.
Three years...
Natural flora and fauna replace people on Progreso beaches
Along the beaches of Progreso, natural flora and fauna have rebounded while the number of human visitors has shrunk. This is not a coincidence.
Dune...
Infections soar as Mexico moves toward restarting economy
As Mexico moves toward a gradual reactivation of its economy starting Monday, new coronavirus infections grow higher every day.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is...
90% of women’s domestic abuse claims are false, says AMLO
Denying that quarantine conditions have contributed to a rise in domestic violence, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said 90% of such claims from women...
Deaths reach 101 as coronavirus claims another 9
Another nine COVID-19 patients in Yucatan died in the past 24-hours, matching the record high announced Thursday.
A 32-year-old Merida man was the state's youngest...
Ban triggers over 100 deaths in Mexico from tainted alcohol
The nine deaths in Yucatan caused by bootleg alcohol are part of a nationwide trend triggered by dry laws across Mexico.
More than 100 Mexicans...
Mexican workers, stuck on cruise ship for 30 days, finally allowed...
Under close watch by health authorities, 68 Mexican cruise ship crew members were allowed to disembark in Cozumel after being stranded 30 days.
The Disney...
Mexico sees largest 1-day coronavirus case rise
Mexico recorded its largest one-day rise so far in coronavirus cases Thursday, and health officials said the country is at “the most difficult” moment...
9 die in 24 hours, the worst day yet in Yucatan’s...
Coronavirus deaths peaked Thursday, Yucatan health authorities said.
In a 24-hour period, nine perished — including two people in their 20s — a record number for Yucatan....
Yucatan ‘dry law’ to last through May, governor says
That stash of booze will have to stretch another couple of weeks. Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal said today he's extending the "dry law" until...
5 funeral homes temporarily shut down by consumer agency
Profeco, the consumer protection agency, suspended five funeral homes for operating without proper paperwork. The operations were in Merida and Kanasín.
Funeral homes Eirene, Nieves,...
As the world spends to fight coronavirus, AMLO makes cuts
By Kate Linthicum Los Angeles Times
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is one of the world’s most powerful leftists — a longtime champion of the...
3 elderly die while Yucatan prepares to phase in a return...
Three coronavirus patients in their 70s died and 41 new infections — the most since May 5 — were discovered Wednesday in Yucatan.
Another 49...
Dry law likely to be extended again: report
Officials are analyzing the "dry law" that has been enforced in Yucatan for more than a month and is likely to extend it for...
Centro infections up to 36, newly specific live map shows
Merida, Yucatan — Two in La Ceiba, eight in Garcia Gineres, none in Dolores Otero.
That's the level of specificity seen in a live map...
Mexico to reopen construction, mining, auto manufacturing
Mexico's top advisory body on the coronavirus pandemic said Tuesday it has issued guidelines that would allow for the re-opening of construction, mining, and...
Nurse who appealed for respect now has coronavirus
A nursing supervisor who touched the hearts of the nation when she made a tearful appeal for respect for health care professionals said Tuesday...
5 men die from coronavirus, hospitalizations down slightlyCoronavirus
Five men died and 35 new coronavirus cases were detected, Yucatan health authorities reported in Tuesday's end-of-day briefing.
Total infections in the state have reached...
Restaurants rebel against delivery apps with whom they partnered
Merida, Yucatan — Several restaurants on Rappi or Uber Eats are getting weary of splitting the check with delivery platforms.
Before the quarantine, the platforms helped...
Take that, Sotuta: Roadblock retaliation in Holcá causes traffic jams in...
Holcá residents blocked their roads Monday morning, creating a rush-hour-style traffic jam in rural Yucatan.
The reason wasn't so much to contain coronavirus. Estamos...
