Merida, Yucatan — A four-day string of fatalities was broken today when Yucatan’s health authorities announced no new coronavirus-related deaths. But nine new COVID-19 patients were announced, bringing the total to 117 since the crisis began. One patient is the first to have come from Tizimín, the mayor of that city announced, indicating the spread of…
Local restaurants joined with Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila asking for a little mercy when rent time comes along. At least 60% of Yucatan’s restaurants will go under if lease holders can’t come up with a deal with their landlords, according to local chapter of CANIRAC, the trade group that represents them in Mexico. “The sector…
Merida, Yucatan — After averaging monthly growth of nearly 20% and initiating a major expansion, airport activity has taken an understandable dive since the coronavirus outbreak restricted travel. The shutdowns, which began in mid-March, have made for a relatively sleepy airport. The slowdown began gradually in March, when contingencies began and 164,000 passengers passed through…
Despite the fact that Progreso Mayor Julián Zacarías Curi has repeatedly urged the population not to visit the port for a spring vacation, hundreds of vacationers are still slipping in. Some are visiting their beach houses, or have rented one. The owner of one beach club shut down, but commented online that she was astonished…
Saturday’s COVID-19 death was a first for the colonial city of Valladolid, said Mayor Enrique Ayora Sosa. The victim was a 68-year-old man who had been hospitalized and had obesity as a complicating condition. In the same city work has apparently begun on a temporary hospital, under an inflatable tent, that would accommodate coronavirus patients….
Holding placards and blocking the town’s entrance, Chelem residents Saturday protested an influx of suspected vacationers in their tiny beach community. The protest followed a brief conflict a week earlier in Chicxulub Puerto and at Chuburna where part-time homeowners were discouraged from celebrating Holy Week at the beach. Locals fear the spread of coronavirus from…
While we avoid public places, one way to reduce your trips to the grocery store is to invest in a freezer. Not only can a freezer reduce trips to the store, but it can also help you save on groceries, save you time, and it is an investment that usually gets you your return within…
A day after announcing the city’s first COVID-19 case, Izamal Mayor Fermín Sosa Lugo announced the city’s first COVID-19 fatality. The death of the 45-year-old victim marks three consecutive days of coronavirus fatalities in the state, and all the victims were women. Later Saturday, the state health department announced a 68-year-old man, who struggled with…
Of the 181 Mexican migrants who have lost their lives in the United States due to COVID-19 virus, two are Yucatecan, a man from Oxkutzcab and a woman from Santa Elena. Both were California residents for many years, said Eric Villanueva Mukul, director of the Institute of Development of the Mayan Culture of Yucatan (Indemaya),…
Days after forcing them to shut down, the federal government invited the beer industry to continue its production and distribution activities, according to a document obtained by the newspaper El Financiero. However, on Friday afternoon Hugo López-Gatell, the undersecretary of health, said that this permission was “a mistake and it will be amended.” Initially it…
The day the Port’s first case of COVID-19 was announced, a survey showed the vast majority of Progreso residents were in favor of stronger roadblocks keeping outsiders away. The unscientific poll by Progreso Hoy received more than 1,500 votes in one hour. Of those, 93% voted to close access to Progreso to non-residents who cannot…
Merida, Yucatan — A 53-year-old woman died after a coronavirus infection, Yucatan health officials announced today. The unidentified patient, Yucatan’s sixth fatality, follows the death of another woman on Thursday. The woman had a history of chronic degenerative diseases. None of the people who lived with the patient have symptoms, but they are monitored by…
Business leaders asked the government to help the flagging tourist industry using funds set aside for the Mayan Train and the Santa Lucia airport. The Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex) named two of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s pet projects that should be put on hold while Mexico deals with the spread of…
With little warning, a 20-day alcohol ban for the entire state began today in Yucatan. The “ley seca” will last until April 30, according to Decree 208/2020 published late Thursday in the Official State Gazette. By the time the law was announced, there was little time to stock up. Diario de Yucatan’s reporter visited the…
Merida, Yucatan — A fifth fatality was reported today by Yucatan health officials battling the spread of coronavirus. Additionally, eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, bringing the total to 91. Eleven of those are serious enough to require hospitalization. Nineteen are recovering at home, and the rest have recovered completely. The latest victim is…
Merida, Yucatan — Pamplona garbage-collection customers are asked to disinfect the trash bags they set on the curb. Garbage collectors, vulnerable to bacteria and virus that circulate, are asking their customers to help keep them safe from contagion. Already they wear face masks and gloves as a contingency against coronavirus. On social media, the Pamplona…
Merida, Yucatan — The city’s latest tool in the fight against COVID-19 looks a little like a car wash for people. It’s the city’s first “módulo sanitizante” to send a disinfectant mist on anyone who cares to walk through. The sanitation tent allows pedestrians to walk through fully clothed, without even taking off their glasses. Officials…
Mexico’s Health workers on the front line in the war on coronavirus also face the public’s aggression born of fear. A young Merida nurse at IMSS Yucatan Hospital wrote on Facebook about an April 5 attack. “While I was waiting for my ride, two people on a motorcycle threw an egg at my uniform,” wrote…
Another eight new cases of COVID-19 in Yucatan were announced in a press conference that was delivered by video this evening. That brings to 83 the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state; 55 of those have recovered, 14 are still in the hospital and 10 are recovering at home in quarantine. No new…
Merida, Yucatan — Dead pigeons are being found at city’s main park, apparently unable to live without the people who used to feed them. Parks in Merida are devoid of the large crowds that were common just two or three weeks ago, and the birds — who have become dependent on crumbs from caring people — are…
Merida, Yucatan — The state program to boost the economy battered by coronavirus contingencies brought out over 100,000 Yucatecans seeking aid since Monday. The vast majority of the programs that make up the State Plan to Boost the Economy, Jobs and Health of the Yucatecos has already blown though most of its budget, said Labor Undersecretary…
Yucatan’s fourth COVID-19 death was reported Tuesday by the Health Ministry. The victim was a 65-year-old man with diabetes, hypertension and obesity. He is the second Yucatecan coronavirus patient to die; two others were brought here from a stranded British cruise ship. In total, 78 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, 10 more since…
COVID-19 deaths on the Yucatan Peninsula doubled Monday, the deadliest day yet for the region’s three states since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. One patient in Yucatan died while Quintana Roo confirmed four more deaths and Campeche registered its first fatal outcome. Yucatan’s fatal case was a 46-year-old crew member brought ashore from the…
Merida, Yucatan — Hand-washing sinks, booths and a sanitation tunnel that disinfects whole bodies were installed at different points in Merida’s Historic Center. The latest approach to combating COVID-19 began where passengers wait for public transportation, and at parks and mercados. “We decided to put these sinks to contribute to the prevention measures of people who…
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