Health officials acknowledged that the true death toll is above 321,000, almost 60% higher than the official count of fatalities.
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‘We hope Mazatlán will be full:’ city braces for crush of Holy Week tourists
Authorities are preparing for crowds of tourists even as Sinaloa remains at medium-risk on the coronavirus stoplight map.
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7 states will be green on coronavirus stoplight risk map starting Monday
There will be seven low risk states for the next two weeks after the government presented an updated coronavirus stoplight map on Friday.
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As death toll hits 200,000, health minister criticizes media for reporting it
Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell was critical of media outlets for focusing on ‘the saddest side of the epidemic.’
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Beware the politics behind vaccines from China, Russia, US official warns
A senior official warned Mexico to be wary of their Covid-19 vaccines because they are motivated by their own political interests.
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Nearly 9 million students have dropped out during the school year
The students, aged 3 to 29, abandoned their studies due to the coronavirus, lack of money or because they had to work.
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Sputnik vaccine businessman bought for his employees turns out to be fake
More than 1,000 people were injected with a fake Covid-19 vaccine allegedly imported by a Pakistani man with business interests in Campeche.
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Over 1 million small and medium sized businesses didn’t survive Covid
One in five micro, small and medium-sized businesses didn’t survive the coronavirus pandemic, according to the national statistics institute.
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‘Covid can get screwed:’ having fun is the priority for spring break visitors
Although the coronavirus remains a very real threat to people’s health, the pandemic is no longer a barrier to tourism in Quintana Roo.
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Mexico City vaccinations begin this week in Coyoacán, Tlalpan
Mexico City continues its campaign to vaccinate persons 60 and over against Covid-19, this week in the boroughs of Coyoacán and Tlalpan.
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Mexicans turn gloomy; nation plunges 23 places on 2020 World Happiness Report
The coronavirus pandemic had a significant impact on Mexicans’ happiness in 2020, when Mexico became the 46th happiest nation in the world.
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Concerns raised over fake Covid tests, lack of standardized controls
Private medical laboratories have called on the government to crack down on the sale of fake test results to international travelers.
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Health minister warns of possible third wave of Covid, assures vaccines are safe
Mexico could see a third wave of the virus, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell warned as the official death toll approached 200,000.
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Mexico closes southern border to nonessential traffic, extends closure at US border
The federal government announced that the border with Guatemala and Belize would close to nonessential traffic to combat the coronavirus.
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Vaccinations get under way in México state, Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero
The Covid vaccination program began in recent days in three heavily populated municipalities in México state, Jalisco and Guerrero.
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United States plans to share AstraZeneca vaccine with Mexico and Canada
The United States plans to send stockpiled AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada, the U.S. government said Thursday.
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Eager for Covid shot, man uses tricycle cart to take his wife to vaccination center
The 75-year-old Celaya resident transported the 83-year-old woman with a tricycle cart to a vaccination center.
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600,000 seniors will be vaccinated daily as more shipments are due to arrive
Starting in April, up to 600,000 seniors per day will be vaccinated against Covid-19, Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said Monday.
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Drive-thru Covid vaccination runs into problems in Jalisco
Seniors seeking to get vaccinated encountered challenges, including a kilometer-long line of cars at a drive-thru vaccination center.
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Third wave of Covid on the way? Long weekend fills streets, packs beaches
A resurgence of the national outbreak is not out of the question after people flooded streets and flocked to beaches on the weekend.
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10-year-old wheels great-grandfather 1 kilometer to vaccination clinic
The youth has been hailed for pushing his 76-year-old great-grandfather to a Covid-19 vaccination center in Oaxaca in a makeshift wheelchair.
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Venustiano Carranza next up for Covid vaccination in Mexico City
As the city progresses borough by borough with its vaccination of residents 60 and over, it’s Venustiano Carranza’s turn starting Wednesday.
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AMLO confident that US will come through with Covid vaccines for Mexico
López Obrador thanked India, Russia and China for sending vaccines and predicted that he will soon be thanking Mexico’s northern neighbor.
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Vaccination process in Oaxaca has been ‘a disaster;’ governor blames feds for poor planning
One problem was that some seniors lined up for more than 24 hours to receive a vaccine in Oaxaca city, said Governor Alejandro Murat.
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Hidalgo woman, 75, dies 40 minutes after receiving Covid vaccination
A 75-year-old woman died shortly after receiving a dose of vaccine but there is no indication that her death was linked to the shot.
