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Over 1,000 new COVID cases in a day

Yucatán health authorities tracked down 1,037 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with the true number likely to be many times higher. It's the first...

A stunning 5,425 new COVID cases in a week

While in some parts of the United States, Omicron infections are declining, Yucatán is seeing its worst surge yet. New coronavirus infections began to...

Booster shots arrive for Mérida residents between 40-59

A military plane with 240,000 AstraZeneca booster doses against the new coronavirus variant arrived Friday for Mérida residents in their 40s and 50s. This...

New Frontier Airlines route to connect Cancún with Houston

Citing an increase in demand, Frontier Airlines has announced a new flight between Houston and Cancún.

Omicron strain now dominant in Yucatán

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 now appears to be the most common form of the virus in Yucatán.

Yucatán’s COVID hospitalizations begin to creep up

Over 3,000 new coronavirus infections were reported this week in Yucatán. On Sunday alone, 652 new cases were detected, and that's likely an undercount...

Mérida Fest to go forward despite COVID-19 surge

The Ayuntamiento has confirmed that in-person events scheduled for Mérida Fest 2022 will continue as planned.

Mexico prepares to begin human trials of its Patria COVID-19 vaccine

Federal health authorities are calling on adult volunteers to take part in human trials for Mexico's Patria COVID-19 vaccine. 

Yucatan governor predicts an end to the ‘green’ light

By Thursday, Yucatán's easy-going restrictions under the "green" light will be no more, Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal predicts. His announcement coincides with two consecutive...

Three cruise liners dock in Progreso as Yucatán breaks new record...

Three cruise ships docked in Progreso at the same time, bringing with them a combined total of 2,394 passengers and 749 crewmembers. 

394 Yucatán COVID cases set new daily record

After a few days of slight declines, COVID-19 cases in Yucatán jumped to a record high. Yucatán coronavirus cases leaped from 269 on Monday to...

Mexican President tests positive for COVID-19, again

Yesterday, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 once again. 

COVID explodes in Yucatán as new cases approach 300 in a...

In one week, Yucatán health officials detected 1,274 new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have nearly doubled. Daily infections have risen steadily since Monday. Another...

Influencers on Cancun party flight stranded, branded ‘idiots’ by Canadian PM

A group of Canadian influencers is stranded in Cancun and along Mexico’s Caribbean coast after Sunwing refused to let them board their flight back home. 

Kabah opens its gates to tourists after almost 2 years

After 19 months of being closed to the public over concerns of COVID-19 infections, the archaeological site of Kabah is now open to visitors. 

What a hangover: Coronavirus cases jump 57% on New Year’s Day

The new year got off to a bad start on the coronavirus front. Post-Christmas cases have jumped from 112 to 167 in a single...

COVID-19 cases in Yucatán are back in triple digits

Hours before the height of Yucatán's New Year's Eve celebrations, the state health department sent a sobering message about the resurgence of COVID-19. Friday's new...

2021, a hectic year, in review

It has been one doozy of a year. From the ever-evolving situation with the COVID-19 pandemic to the decline and bouncing back of the tourism industry, to wacky news stories that for some reason or another caught traction in 2021.

Omicron cases reach 13 in Yucatán as New Years Eve parties...

Thirteen confirmed coronavirus cases of Omicron variant were confirmed in a brief video posted on social media by Yucatán Health Secretary Mauricio Sauri Vivas. The...

Yucatán’s first official Omicron case: Mérida man quarantined

The Yucatán Ministry of Health reported the state's first suspected case of the Omicron variant. The quick-spreading variant has likely been in Yucatán for...

COVID cases are rising while Yucatán celebrates the holidays

Updated 6:20 p.m. Wednesday with updated data Coronavirus infections have quadrupled in a week, Yucatán health department data shows. The increase has intensified since the...

Crowded testing clinic hints at fears that Omicron spike will reach...

The Omicron surge in the United States, Europe, and everywhere else tourists in Yucatán come from, has the Peninsula on edge. The Yucatán Peninsula...

Mérida’s Centro prepares for a tsunami of tourists and last-minute shoppers

Approximately 400,000 people are expected to crowd the streets of Mérida's Centro on Christmas Eve. 

Yucatán COVID cases remain low as new variants spread around the...

Coronavirus fatalities in Yucatán have been no more than one each day for more than a week, state health department data indicates. Despite an...
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