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  • coronavirus stoplight map

    No red states on coronavirus map; yellow predominant as case numbers on wane

    There will be no red light maximum risk states for the next two weeks after the government presented an updated coronavirus stoplight map.

    February 27
  • covid vaccination

    Foreign residents assured of vaccine eligibility in CDMX

    Foreigners who live in Mexico City are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine even if they don’t have an ID card proving residence.

    February 26
  • Health promotion workers get the crowd warmed up during vaccinations in Iztacalco.

    Music and dancing turn vaccination into a lively affair in Mexico City

    Seniors lining up to get vaccinated against Covid-19 shook off the cold with a spot of dancing to tunes such as disco classic I Will Survive.

    February 25
  • A dose of Covid vaccine is prepared

    More than 100mn doses of vaccine expected by end of May; 1.9mn have been given

    A total of 3.3 million doses are expected this month, 23.6 million in March, 33.2 million in April and 46 million in May.

    February 25
  • Quintana Roo returns to yellow on coronavirus stoplight

    Coronavirus restrictions have eased after the Caribbean coast state switched to medium risk yellow on the local stoplight system on Monday.

    February 23
  • covid funeral

    Excess deaths well above those of other countries; coronavirus czar unsurprised

    Deaths last year were 52% higher than previous years putting the rate of excess deaths well above that in countries with the worst outbreaks.

    February 23
  • Doña María Antonia remembers hearing the shooting during the Revolution.

    120-year-old’s key to longevity: eat lots of enchiladas

    Receiving the Covid vaccine was another of many memorable moments in the long life of Doña Maria Antonia of Veracruz.

    February 22
  • Commercial art galleries and libraries may reopen but by appointment only.

    More restrictions eased in Mexico City as hospital occupancy drops

    Coronavirus restrictions were eased slightly on Monday although the capital remains at high risk on the federal government stoplight map.

    February 22
  • us mexico border

    Mexico-US land border restrictions extended another month

    The border will remain closed to nonessential travel at least until March 21, the one-year anniversary of the travel ban’s first declaration.

    February 19
  • Seniors line up for vaccination in Mexico City.

    Official count is 2 million coronavirus cases but university says it’s at least 17 million

    The real case tally is at least nine times higher than the official total and could be up to 26 times higher, according to UNAM estimates.

    February 19
  • manufacturing in mexico

    Due to Covid, foreign investment fell 11.7% last year

    Foreign investment in Mexico slumped in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp contraction in money flows around the world.

    February 18
  • fruit and vegetable stand

    Poverty levels moved up 3 points to 40.7% last year

    Monthly income wasn’t enough to purchase a basic selection of foodstuffs, the monthly cost of which is about 1,700 pesos.

    February 17
  • marcelo ebrard

    Mexico to raise objection at UN to global ‘inequality’ in access to vaccines

    Countries that produce the Covid-19 shots have high vaccination rates whereas they are much lower in Latin America and the Caribbean.

    February 16
  • Bishop González

    Wearing a face mask indicates a lack of faith in God: bishop

    A Catholic bishop in Tamaulipas has asserted that wearing a face mask indicates a lack of faith in God, sparking controversy on social media.

    February 16
  • Musician Aiden McGill is a long way from Acapulco.

    Musician creates a piece of Mexico in wintry Ontario

    A Canadian musician who visits Mexico regularly has released a song designed to cheer up those who are staying home due to the coronavirus.

    February 15
  • vaccination brigade

    Vaccination brigades begin inoculating seniors in remote, rural communities

    The vaccination of seniors against Covid-19 is underway in marginalized, mostly rural municipalities across Mexico.

    February 15
  • Factory workers in Baja California, one of only three states where job numbers were up.

    Covid takes its toll on job creation; January’s numbers lowest in seven years

    A spike in coronavirus cases and a consequent tightening of restrictions put the brakes on the economic recovery.

    February 13
  • coronavirus stoplight map

    Coronavirus stoplight map changes color as new case numbers show decline

    Mexico will have just two maximum risk red light states as of Monday, according to the updated coronavirus stoplight map, a reduction of 11.

    February 13
  • Mexico City residents will see some restrictions eased but must keep up their guard.

    Stoplight to turn orange for Mexico city, México state after 8 weeks at maximum risk red

    After remaining at the maximum risk level on the coronavirus stoplight map for eight weeks, both will switch to high risk orange on Monday.

    February 12
  • mexican beach

    Tourism’s recovery complicated by slow vaccination process, travel restrictions

    The slow rollout of Covid vaccines and international travel restrictions will hinder the recovery, say tourism experts.

    February 11
  • The dance that was held during the King's Day fiesta in the Oaxaca municipality of Santiago Choápam.

    They eased restrictions for an annual fiesta and 400 people were infected

    A town in the Papaloapan region of Oaxaca has found out the hard way what can happen when restrictions are eased too soon amid a pandemic.

    February 11
  • Shipments of Pfizer, AstraZeneca confirmed; CanSino vaccine gets approval

    Mexico will receive about 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccines early next week, allowing the inoculation of seniors to begin.

    February 10
  • carnival in Veracruz

    Virtual carnival in Veracruz to cost economy at least 250 million pesos

    For the first time in its 96-year history, the city of Veracruz will celebrate its annual carnival virtually due to Covid-19.

    February 9
  • air canada

    A profile of the now rare Canadian tourist in Mexico

    Canada’s suspension of flights will inflict further pain on the tourism industry, which suffered its worst year in living memory in 2020.

    February 9
  • These days, Guadalupe José Medina Tima's shoeshine business makes him 300 pesos a day, the absolute minimum amount that will feed his family.

    With Covid killing tourism, Cholula’s street vendors face a daily battle to survive

    In this Puebla magical town, those who thrived selling snacks and souvenirs to visitors now just hope to make enough to feed their families.

    February 9
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