A 49-year-old man living in Ciudad de Carmen became Campeche state’s first COVID-19 fatality, according to the state health secretariat. The unnamed victim had a history of travel to Villahermosa and Merida. The death was reported Monday at dawn and was one of two cases that required hospitalization. The other patient is being treated in…
Along with the coronavirus that is keeping residents at home, the Yucatan Health Secretariat (SSY) calls on the public to remain on guard against flu and vector-borne diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya. Normally this time of year, the state prepares for the mosquitos that come with the summer’s rainy season. Those preparations will…
A day after Yucatan discovered five new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 68, the government launched several aid programs to stimulate a flatlined economy. Entrepreneurs, small-businesses owners, artisans, laid off and self-employed workers including domestic help, agricultural and fishery workers can apply for assistance under the Apoyos Yucatan program, which begins today. Food distribution…
The federal secretariats of health and tourism are advancing a “Hotel Covid-19” program in Mérida, turning the city’s empty hospitality centers into hospitals. Anticipating a possible explosion in coronavirus cases, the city already set aside Merida’s two unused convention centers. Now, hotels are cooperating with authorities. The president of the Mexican Association of Yucatan Hotels,…
As residents in one coastal town took it upon themselves to create a blockade, two more coronavirus cases were registered in Yucatan Saturday, bringing the official count to 63. It was a grim 24 hours nationally as 19 patients died from COVID-19, the highest number in one day, bringing Mexico’s coronavirus fatalities to 79. Mexico…
Merida, Yucatan — An Uber driver is the man of the hour after coming to the rescue of a nurse who was kicked off a public bus. The bus driver apparently feared the nurse, who had come off her shift and was still wearing her uniform, could be carrying coronavirus because her job put her…
Travel through Yucatan gets only more difficult after health officials announced the state’s first two coronavirus deaths on Friday. Residents in Ciudad Caucel and Fracc. Las Americas reported had to talk their way past a police checkpoint to enter or leave. Delivery trucks and health workers are allowed to pass, but motorists are quizzed about…
What became of the four crew members infected with coronavirus after the Marella Explorer 2 anchored off Yucatan after being turned away in Barbados? At least one of the cruise ship workers was admitted to the Hospital Regional del Alta Especialidad de la Península de Yucatán, a family friend told YEL. Frantic relatives in Greece…
A battle between three major beverage makers and the federal government is threatening to cause a major beer shortage across Mexico. Mexico’s three major beer companies – Constellation Brands, Anheiser-Bush InBev/Modelo and Heineken – are lobbying Mexico’s president to designate their production as essential, as he has for other agribusinesses. The governor of Jalisco, home…
A British passenger brought ashore from a stranded cruise ship died in a Merida hospital on Friday, the second announced coronavirus death here in one day. The fatality quickly followed news of Yucatan’s first official death from COVID-19, a man in his mid-30s. Reporters learned of the passenger’s death from anonymous employees at the Hospital…
Merida, Yucatan — A man, 36, was the first in Yucatan to die of COVID-19 as the the number of coronavirus cases spiked Friday. An additional seven COVID-19 cases were counted, bringing the official count to 61. A pre-existing condition, obesity, was attributed to the death of the man, whose identity was not revealed. Most…
The latest numbers Yucatan added one confirmed COVID-19 case to its official tally, which is now at 54. Through Thursday, 177 out of 300 suspected cases have been ruled out in Yucatan; 69 are still under study. According to the Yucatan Health Secretariat, 34 COVID-19 patients have recovered and another 15 are in stable condition,…
Merida, Yucatan — The dreaded dry law, or “ley seca,” has some shoppers hoarding beer and other alcoholic beverages, photos on social media indicate. Although the capital city hasn’t so much as hinted at such a measure, the fact that municipalities such as Progreso, Dzidzantún, Motul and — most recently — Kanasín passed them has some people…
Mandatory shutdowns have left a massive economic fallout to workers with no savings. In response, a group of expats at the beach — many of whom were recently commended by city leaders — established a community chest. Since the program is run by unpaid volunteers, 100% of money raised goes to food and supplies for local…
The Siglo XXI and the Yucatan International convention centers could become makeshift hospitals if the number of COVID-19 patients here explodes, said Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal. Merida would join cities around the world in erecting temporary hospitals inside underused, oversized facilities if hospitals exceed capacity. “We are applying the measures with which other countries…
María Fritz Sierra, secretary general of the Yucatan government, was state’s first public servant to test positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus. Fritz Sierra was briefly interim mayor of Merida in 2018 when Mauricio Vila Dosal successfully ran for governor. State authorities reported through a statement to the press that the official has…
Three more coronavirus cases were confirmed in Yucatan as the state adjusts to a tightening of restrictions around which businesses are allowed to operate. As of Wednesday morning, 49 people had contracted COVID-19, most exhibiting mild symptoms and recovering at home in isolation. At least 20 of those cases were closed when the patients were…
Businesses that we can do without for now are shutting down Wednesday under state order. To help manage the spread of coronavirus infections, Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal ordered most shops and businesses to close their doors to the public. This strengthens a March 20 order that shuttered bars, night clubs, gyms and auditoriums and…
The brutal economic impact of the coronavirus in Yucatan compelled at least one woman to offer her shoes in exchange for food. Her sad proposition reflects the plight of countless workers whose source of income quickly dried up when the economy shut down. A local newspaper found many other examples of desperate, out-of-work citizens offering…
An elderly British cruise ship passenger with flu symptoms was transferred from an offshore cruise ship to a Yucatan hospital on Monday. The Marella Explorer 2 approached Progreso’s shore without docking, appeasing authorities who did not want the stranded ship risking the local population. Four crew members reportedly tested positive for coronavirus when it was…
A cruise ship with four ailing crew members – stricken by the coronavirus — is off the Yucatan coast with plans to dock in Progreso between 5 and 6 p.m. today, according to news reports. The Cruise Mapper website indicated that the 1,900-passenger Marella Explorer 2 was close to the Progreso cruise ship dock shortly…
Izamal, Yucatan — Before noon on Sunday, open-air markets, supermarkets and shops were filled with shoppers, indicating a break with the stay-at-home warning from the governor. The heart of this Magical Town looked like any other Sunday, despite the coronavirus health emergency, Diario de Yucatan reported. Some went out with children, despite the recommendation that…
Recklessly spreading coronavirus could lead to fines and significant jail time, Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila said Sunday. “We will not allow the health of the Yucatecan population to be put at risk,” Vila posted on his Twitter account. “That is why the person who presents the symptoms or has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and…
After the three positive cases of coronavirus in Motul became known, neighboring Baca closed its borders, the city council announced Sunday. Coordinating with municipal police, Baca is not allowing non-residents to enter the city. Motul had already initiated such measures before the COVID-19 patients were revealed. Mayor Guadalupe Marisol Pech Basto said only grocery store…
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