The Health Ministry said 31.1 million people in Mexico have had the virus, more than 12 times higher than the official tally.
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• Interactive map showing Covid-19 statistics by state and municipality
• Vaccination registration page for seniors
• Covid-19 vaccination: municipalities where the process of vaccinating senior citizens has begun.
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12 states decide it’s too early to reopen schools
While 15 states have reopened classrooms, others have decided not to until the 2021–2022 school year, citing Covid-19 risks.
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3 states regress from yellow to orange on coronavirus stoplight; 19 are now green
Three states regressed to high risk orange on the updated coronavirus map, while six advanced to low risk green.
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Mexico City, state of México move to green on coronavirus stoplight map
For the first time since the stoplight was introduced over a year ago, Mexico City and México state will make the switch to low risk green.
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18 to 40-year-olds at northern border to get donated Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the 1 million doses to be given in the border states will accelerate reopening of the Mexico-US border.
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Covid vaccination record: 1 million doses administered in one day
The banner number of jabs given Wednesday was the second record-breaking day in row for the nation, which gave out 816,000 doses on Tuesday.
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New Covid case numbers, rising hospitalizations trigger new measures in Quintana Roo
Home to Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, the state has seen an average 140 new cases per day in recent weeks, the most since December.
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Covid vaccine registration opens for 40-49 age group
Mexico’s online vaccine registration platform has opened to people in the age group, with jabs expected to begin going into arms in June.
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Seniors return to work bagging groceries in Mexico City
Seniors have returned to some supermarkets to bag groceries for customers’ tips after a year and a half off work due to Covid-19.
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Students in Mexico City protest proposed return to in-person classes
Thousands of students, parents, and teachers marched in protest against the government’s proposal to reopen the nation’s schools in June.
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For 94% of those who died from Covid, staying at home wasn’t an option
A new National Autonomous University study found that the majority of Covid-19 deaths were that of lower-paid workers with little education.
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CanSino vaccine good for only 6 months, study finds
The study, in which Mexico participated, suggests that anyone who receives the one-shot jab get a booster shot after the effectiveness wanes.
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Airlines report increase in business from vaccine tourism
As Mexicans tired of waiting for a Covid-19 vaccine have been heading to the U.S. for a shot, two airlines are reaping the benefits.
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16 green states, 15 yellow, 1 orange on the new coronavirus stoplight map
Half of the 32 states will be low risk green for the next two weeks, 15 will be medium risk yellow and only Quintana Roo will be orange.
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Aguascalientes, Guerrero to switch to green on coronavirus map
Aguascalientes and Guerrero will switch to low risk green on the federal stoplight map on Monday, according to their respective governors.
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Covid vaccinations to begin in July for 40-49 age group
President López Obrador said Mexico will start inoculating that age group as soon as those aged 50–59 have been offered one vaccine dose.
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Economic crisis has closed 867 bank branches, reduced credit card use
Banks feeling the impact of the economic crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic closed 867 branches in the first quarter of the year.
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Covid on the decline: new cases, deaths have been dropping for 19 weeks
Health Ministry Director of Epidemiology José Luis Alomía said the sustained decrease was “good news” but warned against complacency.
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Some teachers make a special effort to overcome pandemic’s challenges
Innovative teachers find creative ways to reach students and connect with them despite the constraints of distance education.
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Quintana Roo on cusp of going red on coronavirus stoplight map
Governor Carlos Joaquín warned that the state has seen an increase in Covid-19 cases and could be heading toward another lockdown.
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New coronavirus risk map reflects decline in cases; third wave fails to materialize
The improving situation is reflected on the new stoplight map, which shows all but three states are low risk green or medium risk yellow.
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Mexico City goes yellow on coronavirus risk map
For the first time since the coronavirus stoplight system was introduced last June, Mexico City will switch to medium-risk yellow.
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New analysis puts Mexico’s Covid death toll at over 600,000, nearly triple official figures
The real Covid-19 death toll is almost triple the federal government’s official total, according to a new analysis by a US research center.
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Quintana Roo regresses to orange risk level on state coronavirus map
The state regressed on Monday to high-risk orange on its own coronavirus stoplight map as case numbers increase in the resort city of Cancún.
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Covid vaccination of seniors concludes but 4 million chose not to get a shot
All of Mexico’s 15 million elderly have had the opportunity to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, although four million decided not to get a shot.
