Tag: Coronavirus
Mérida cancels virtual Carnaval, promising to focus on COVID instead
Mayor Renán Barrera Concha has announced the cancellation of Mérida's 2021 Carnaval, which had already been scaled back to a virtual program.
The Mayor made...
Deaths, hospital admissions rise as Yucatán enters a new month
Another 13 coronavirus patients died Monday, Yucatán doctors said, a total that hasn't been topped since Sept. 8. Eleven of them were from Mérida...
Yucatan’s coronavirus infections at 30,025 and deaths total 3,156
January ended with Yucatán surpassing 30,000 coronavirus cases and five straight days of triple-digit daily infections. Twelve COVID-19 patients died in the past 24...
‘Covidiotas’ crackdown: 70 found at beach house party
More than 70 partiers between 16 and 23 were caught by police socializing at a Yucatán beach house, ignoring coronavirus protocols.
State officials shut down...
SSP sets roadblocks, fines 60 drivers found breaking curfew
Yucatán is enforcing its overnight curfew by hitting drivers in the wallet. It didn't take long for police to collect fines from offenders.
The first...
Yucatán coronavirus cases rise 69% since the beginning of January
Yucatán is quickly exceeding 30,000 cases since the pandemic reached the state in March 2020.
On Saturday, state officials announced 143 new infections and the...
Carlos Slim released from hospital, recovering at home after COVID diagnosis
Billionaire Carlos Slim was sent home from a hospital after treatment for COVID-19, according to press reports.
Mexico's richest man is in good condition, according...
136 more patients quarantined in a week as COVID claims life...
Deaths continued in triple digits Friday when 158 new cases were detected. Another 13 deaths included an 11-year-old boy from Valladolid.
Daily infections have...
Canada suspends flights to Mexico, imposes new travel crackdown
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suspended airline service to Mexico and the Caribbean. Airlines Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transat immediately agreed to...
Covid claims another guardian of the Yucatán songbook
After being hospitalized with coronavirus, Yucatán trova singer Tony Espinosa — "El Señor Amor" — died Wednesday. He was 68.
Born Antonio Espinosa Becerra in...
New rules and fines as coronavirus spread continues in Yucatán
Reflecting increasing alarm about coronavirus trends in Yucatán, health authorities imposed new fines for curfew violators.
But state officials also elected to keep Yucatán...
January hospitalizations peak as COVID cases, deaths rise in Yucatán
New coronavirus infections shot up by 22 to total 131 cases, the second-highest daily total this month, Yucatan health authorities reported Wednesday.
Another eight...
3 of Mexico’s top leaders have tested positive for coronavirus
Three of Mexico's most powerful men — representing church, state and commerce — have contracted COVID-19.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 67, admitted Sunday that he...
Monday’s 10 COVID deaths include young Kanasín patient
Another 10 COVID-19 patients died while 211 remained in public hospitals, Yucatan health authorities said Monday. One fatality was a 20-year-old from Kanasín.
Daily new...
After shunning masks and distancing, AMLO tests positive for coronavirus
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador – who has largely ignored coronavirus protocols – has tested positive for COVID-19 and is undergoing treatment with mild...
Preparing for students, Campeche teachers get coronavirus vaccine
While Yucatán is still working to reach all its medical workers ahead of anyone else, neighboring Campeche has begun to vaccinate school teachers for...
Yucatán archbishop tests positive for coronavirus, in quarantine
Yucatán Archbishop Monsignor Gustavo Rodríguez Vega is in stable condition after testing positive for COVID-19, church officials said.
The news was confirmed by Auxiliary Bishop...
Back to orange: Another setback for Cancun-Riviera Maya as coronavirus spreads
Following news that U.S. travelers are beginning to think twice about Mexico, the state government has responded to startling coronavirus data and added back...
New coronavirus infections jump from 60 to 201 in 4 days
Yucatán's coronavirus infections leaped to 201, echoing the height of the pandemic in July and August.
In their daily briefing, state health officials confirmed...
Mérida airport to offer US travelers rapid COVID tests
The Mérida international airport has a Plan B for American travelers who overlooked US screening rules.
Air passengers need to prove they recently tested negative...
US vacationers begin to think twice about Mexico
American tourists seeking a fun-and-sun getaway have made Cancun's economic recovery go fairly well during the pandemic. Mexico's lax entry restrictions have been key....
More doses arrive for Yucatán to continue vaccine campaign
A second shipment of coronavirus vaccines arrived Wednesday in Yucatán, allowing a campaign to protect health care workers from infection.
The 2,925 new doses are...
Coronavirus cases more than double as uncounted infections are added
Coronavirus deaths on Wednesday reached 12, the most fatalities in a single day this year, Yucatán health officials said. One of the victims was...
Memory bears find new relevance in time of pandemic
Nelia Braga Méndez began designing and making children's clothing and costumes in her workshop in 2012.
When a friend lost her baby, she decided to...
