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Decline in coronavirus cases turns into an uptick

The week ended with three consecutive days of increasing coronavirus cases while infections and daily deaths continued an overall decline. Yucatan health officials on Saturday...

3-year prison sentence for man who encouraged lockdown looting

A man who encouraged looting and burned a tree at the Plaza Grande in the early days of the coronavirus lockdown pleaded guilty to...

Cancun’s reopening considered a worldwide success story as pandemic continues

An ease-up on coronavirus restrictions, including loose COVID-19 airport entry requirements, has made Cancun a rare global tourism powerhouse during the pandemic. Cancun's recovery has...

Progreso beaches beckon more tourists, but police shoo them away

A family with two children, maskless and visiting Progreso's malecon, enjoyed Friday morning taking photos of the beach and enjoying the breeze. Soon after, another...

A quiet ‘grito’ to mark Mexico’s independence

Mexico celebrated Independence Day without big public ceremonies for the first time in 153 years Tuesday night due to restrictions on public gatherings caused...

Most museums in Merida still closed with no reopening dates set

Although INAH's Palacio Cantonis due to open Thursday, most other museums are still closed without a date to open their doors. Such is the case...

Figuring out the Centro’s new normal

On Monday morning, it took state and federal police, plus squads of green-vested guides, to help commuters navigate the Centro's new normal in Merida. Passengers...

For bus passengers in the Centro, frustration and anger

Confusion will give way to order once the public adjusts to the new Centro, said Yucatan Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal. "The first month there will...

A block on Calle 60 is suddenly tree-lined, a taste of...

Native trees such as ceiba, hibiscus and flor de Mayo are bringing green to the Centro and making more space for pedestrians to spread...

New bus routes shift the noise to once-quiet streets

"Non-bus streets" became "bus streets" and vice-versa in the Centro today as the first stage of Merida's Urban Mobility Improvement Plan was put into...

Daily COVID cases plummet by 102 after 4 days of steady...

Yucatan reported 81 new coronavirus infections Saturday, ending four days of steady increases that peaked at 183. It was only the third time since...

Yucatan stays in ‘orange’ as restaurants ordered to pull back

Yucatan remains under the "orange" warning light and restaurants were ordered to close their dining rooms under updated coronavirus contingencies. Health Secretary Mauricio Sauri...

Merida airport expansion will allow travelers to keep a healthy distance

The Merida airport's expansion comes just in time for the social distancing era. The Merida Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport has started to open new,...

Should snowbirds travel to Yucatan this winter?

This past New Year’s Eve, I thought that 2020 held particular promise. The sound and symmetry of the year were pleasing – four crisp...

Coronavirus deaths hit 76-day low in Yucatan

A week after the economic reopening was expanded, coronavirus infections and deaths continue to decline in Yucatan. Monday's state health ministry briefing reported 104 new...

A live, in-person Merida Marathon is on the January calendar

The 32nd edition of the Merida Marathon will be tentatively held on Jan. 9, 2021, announced city organizers who hope that coronavirus contingencies will...

Prominent judge in Yucatan dies after contracting COVID-19

First-District Judge Luis Edwin Mugarte Guerrero died after battling a COVID-19 infection, the Yucatan state judiciary announced. The prominent judge died Saturday three weeks after...

Tizimín boy, 13, dies from COVID-19 in lingering pandemic

An otherwise healthy 13-year-old from Tizimín was among the 16 who died from COVID-19, Yucatan health authorities said Saturday during a daily briefing. The...

Parts of Riviera Maya open up for more tourists

Some resorts on the Caribbean side of the Yucatan Peninsula have advanced to the "yellow" light. By climbing up a notch on the epidemiological "traffic...

Mexico leads in COVID deaths among health-care workers

At least 1,320 health-care workers are confirmed to have died in Mexico alone, the highest known figure for any country, according to Amnesty International....

Direct flights to Houston and Miami to resume, opening up travel...

United Airlines' daily direct flights from Merida to Houston are set to resume — with a start date that's been hard to pin down —...

2 grim milestones: Coronavirus deaths exceed 2,000 and infections pass 15,000

New daily coronavirus cases jumped by roughly 60% to reach a total of 15,085 since March, including 157 announced Tuesday by Yucatan health officials....

Pedestrian streets to displace buses, cars in Merida’s historic center

Wider pedestrian paths and rerouted buses with fewer stops are two key elements of an "Urban Mobility Improvement Plan" that begins Sunday, Sept. 13...

August ends with hopeful signs in the coronavirus fight

Yucatan's health department announced new coronavirus infections and fatalities were well below what they were a month ago. July was Yucatan's deadliest month while...
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