The president took aim at businesses that have laid off workers due to the coronavirus, charging that they should put employees’ wellbeing before profits.
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Previously announced projects will contribute to AMLO’s job creation goal
More details have emerged about the president’s plans to create 2 million jobs by the end of the year to reactivate the coronavirus-battered economy.
Tourists harass and attack reporter on Puerto Vallarta beach
Foreign tourists verbally and physically assaulted a Mexican reporter as she filmed them in a report on visitors not following Covid-19 mitigation rules.
220 tourists quarantined in Nayarit resort after refusing Covid-19 tests
Some 220 tourists from Jalisco are under a government-enforced quarantine in Bahía de Banderas after two vacationers had tested positive for the virus.
Thieves target portable handwashing stations in Hidalgo
Public handwashing stations installed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in one city are not faring well: thieves are going after the accessories.
Doctors, nurses confront coronavirus—with long hours and low pay
A study reveals that doctors and nurses are substantially underpaid given the services they perform, their education and the hours.
Beer essential for enduring quarantine, say store owners
Isolation at home is causing states of anxiety, desperation and fear that could lead to irritability and intolerance, friction and disagreements, they claim.
Covid-19 fear fuels aggression against medical personnel
Several incidents of aggression and harassment have been reported recently, triggering a plea from federal to show solidarity with medical personnel.
First of 20 planeloads of medical supplies arrives from China
As Mexico continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic, help arrived from China Tuesday night in the form of 10 tonnes of medical equipment and supplies.
Emergency doctors predict up to 10,500 serious cases of Covid-19
As many as 10,500 cases of Covid-19 in Mexico will be serious and could require treatment in intensive care, according to a group of specialists.
Mexico is short 200,000 doctors, 300,000 nurses: health minister
Health Minister Jorge Alcocer said the public health system needs an additional 123,000 general physicians and approximately 76,000 specialists.
Mariachis serenade Covid-19 patients and medical personnel at city hospital
With few revelers to play for at Plaza Garibaldi some 120 musicians traveled to a Mexico City hospital to serenade Covid-19 patients and medical personnel.
‘Practically everyone’ in business sector supports economic plan: AMLO
President López Obrador claimed that there is no rupture with the private sector and that most in the business community support the plan.
States issue special rules for disposing of bodies of virus victims
Hidalgo has some of the strictest regulations in the country, mandating that cadavers be put into sanitary biodegradable bags clearly labeled as biohazards.
9 governors warn of health system collapse without more federal resources
The National Action Party governors warned that the public health system is at risk if the federal government doesn’t provide additional resources.
Financial experts see obstinacy, ideology in AMLO’s economic plan
A range of financial institutions have criticized President López Obrador’s plan to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus.
National Guard saves the day after semitrailer’s brakes fail
Guardsmen in San Luis Potosí avoided a potentially deadly highway crash when a semitrailer lost its brakes at a toll plaza on Monday.
Insulting tweet from Attorney General’s Office triggers investigation
A private citizen’s tweet that was critical of President López Obrador’s economic plan for the coronavirus pandemic drew an insulting reply.
71% of Chilangos are attempting to remain at home as much as possible
Three-quarters of Mexico City residents say their lives have been significantly changed in the last two weeks by the coronavirus pandemic.
Nuking popcorn? Consumer agency offers warnings
With Covid-19 keeping many people cooped up at home, movie night might seem a safe activity, but you might want to be careful over what you snack on.
Police demand better protection against virus after officer dies
An officer with Mexico City police has died of coronavirus and officers from other sectors of law enforcement are asking for more personal protection.
Covid-19 patients with diabetes 95% more likely to die; cases up by 296
Those with diabetes are 95% more likely to suffer complications or die while the risk of death among those with weakened immune systems increases by 76%.
Some are resisting warnings to maintain healthy distance
Social distancing is society’s foremost weapon against the coronavirus but while many in Mexico have heeded the call to keep their distance, some have not.
Disciplined countries like Mexico winning the Covid-19 battle: navy chief
Disciplined and well-prepared countries like Mexico are winning whereas developed countries are not, the head of the navy said on Saturday.
AMLO’s plan: disappointing, incomplete and more of the same: business
The plan to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus is “disappointing,” “incomplete” and its consequences could be “grave,” according to business groups.
