Tag: Coronavirus
COVID-19 booster shots to kick off this week for Mérida residents...
COVID-19 booster shots will be available for Mérida residents 60 and over starting Thursday.
What is the holdup with Mexico’s Patria COVID-19 vaccine?
The development of Mexico’s Patria COVID-19 vaccine appears to be nearly a year behind schedule.
Festivities celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe to be scaled back once...
For the second year in a row, Yucatan's Catholic archdiocese is urging its faithful to not assist to large events commemorating the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Dec. 12.
Mexico skeptical over new travel restrictions
Restricting travel or closing borders is of little use in response to the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, said Mexico's deputy health...
Yucatán flips to green light, but protocols will be lifted gradually
Twenty months after the coronavirus pandemic reached Yucatán, the state has declared itself under "green" alert.
Green means "go" for Yucatán's economic activity. But...
Yucatán COVID cases down 78% in the last month
The week ended with 17% fewer coronavirus cases than the week before, Yucatán health department data indicates. And cases are down 78% over this...
US removes travel ban for vaccinated foreigners
As the United States continues to see a dramatically improved COVID-19 outlook since the summer Delta surge, border restrictions were lifted today.
Fully vaccinated travelers...
Nighttime Biciruta returns after a long absence, but with new rules
With new health precautions, the nighttime version of Mérida's popular community bike ride returns tonight.
The Biciruta Nocturna is the first Saturday of the...
Yucatán relaxes more COVID-19 restrictions, despite staying yellow
Yucatán will stay yellow on its COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light for at least one more week.
Cancún and its airport are now busier than before the pandemic
As infections continue to decrease, the tourism industry on Mexico’s Caribbean coast seems to be doing better than ever.
Coronavirus deaths in Yucatán down 53% in 7 days
Coronavirus deaths are down 53% and cases have declined 38% compared to a week ago, data from the Yucatán health ministry indicates.
The week ended...
Coronavirus deaths have dropped radically in a month
Two coronavirus patients in Yucatán died Friday, a huge decline from the beginning of the month and the lowest fatality count in a year....
Mexican hotel chain Grupo Posadas files for bankruptcy in US
The measure comes after a failed attempt by Grupo Posadas to restructure the debt it has accumulated over the past year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yucatán’s tourism industry looks to recover lost ground
Authorities in Yucatán are hoping that Mérida's upcoming Tianguis Turístico will help the battered tourism industry get back on its feet.
Recoveries improve as daily COVID cases drop below 100
Daily coronavirus infections and hospital admissions dropped into two-digit territory for the first time in 17 months while the recovery rate approached 90%, Yucatán...
Yucatán COVID cases plunge 33% as officials hint at green light
The head of the Yucatán health ministry said the state is on a path to a green light on the coronavirus alert system. Already...
Coronavirus deaths in Yucatán include a 14-year-old boy
While coronavirus deaths in Yucatán have recently declined, victims are at times very young.
An adolescent from Umán, with a weakened immune system, was...
New jobs report offers some much needed good news for Yucatán’s...
Officially at least, the recovery has come earlier than expected. It was announced in October 2020 that the lost jobs would be recovered in roughly two years — but many are skeptical.
COVID cases continue steady decline as vaccines for teens arrive
Yucatán's health ministry reported a steady drop in new cases this week. Daily infections averaged around 208, 22 less than the previous seven days....
Yucatán’s bars and cantinas forge a new lobbying association
The group, which is now known as Asociación de Cantineros, is already made up of over 120 members but is yet to elect its first president.
Live music is back at Yucatán’s restaurants and bars
e measure was put in place over a year and a half ago along with a series of other restrictions to help against the spread of COVID-19.
Yucatán cancels Xmatkuil fair and Hanal Pixán altars at Plaza Grande
The news comes as a disappointment for many who thought that a return to yellow on Mexico’s epidemiological traffic light system would mean more of a return to normal for public events.
Coronavirus cases in Yucatán continue decline, recoveries up
Daily coronavirus infections dropped by nearly 30 last week, and by 50 compared to a month ago, Yucatán health ministry data indicates.
There are 491...
Yucatán in yellow: Hotel, event capacity limits to be lifted
Yucatán has returned to the yellow light for the second time since pandemic protocols began.
The health ministry Thursday announced that coronavirus data numbers...
