Tag: Coronavirus
Supermarkets urged to send grocery baggers home, away from health risks
Soriana shoppers will bag their own groceries starting today, and other grocery chains in Mexico are under pressure to also send home tens of...
U.S. consulates throughout Mexico shut down over coronavirus worries
The U.S. Consulate in Merida is closed and refusing non-emergency services starting today.
"To safeguard the health of employees of the United States embassy and...
Chichen Itza to close during one of its busiest periods, the...
Authorities concerned about the coronavirus pandemic declared the Chichen Itza archaeological zone closed during the famed spring equinox illusion.
“In this week before the...
4 Coronavirus cases confirmed in Yucatan
The Yucatan health secretary said Monday that three more patients tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the number of active cases in the state to...
Cruise passenger falls ill as coronavirus patient in Yucatan enters hospital
The Yucatecan woman who is the state's sole confirmed coronavirus case has "complications" and has been admitted to one of a few hospitals in...
Progreso welcomes its final cruise ship before industry takes a pause
Progreso, Yucatan — Carnival, the cruise line that sends the most ships to the Progreso port, joined Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and Celebrity in suspending sailing...
Biciruta, Noche Mexicana and other public events canceled in Merida over...
The Sunday-morning Biciruta community bike ride and other ongoing public events are the latest coronavirus casualties.
1st coronavirus case confirmed in Yucatan
A 57-year-old woman who traveled recently to Spain is Yucatan's first confirmed coronavirus patient.
Some passengers banned from cruise ship headed to Progreso
Carnival Cruises on Thursday turned away several passengers who were headed to Progreso.
Angry passengers told reporters that "underlying health conditions" including diabetes were...
Yucatan adds coronavirus prevention measures at schools, highways and airport
With the World Health Organization declaring a coronavirus pandemic, Yucatan state officials on Thursday announced a series of preventative measures.
The state already canceled a...
International tourism fair in Merida is postponed
Updated: According to unofficial sources who spoke with Peninsular Punto Medio, Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila has requested the event be suspended as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.
No coronavirus found in Yucatan after 2 flu patients cleared
The two flu cases with symptoms that resembled the coronavirus have declared just a normal flu, meaning no apparent COVID-19 in Yucatan.
Mexico’s potential coronavirus patients include 2 in Yucatan
The Mexican government confirmed five hospital patients nationwide have the coronavirus while another 21, including two in Yucatan, have mild symptoms that are potential cases.
