Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has generally earned praise for the robust and no-nonsense way in which he has handled the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

History books inform us that the start date of the Mexican Revolution is set in stone – even though it was somewhat of a failure.

There comes a time in the life of every father when he must face that inevitable question: “Hey dad, why are they called hot dogs?”

“When it comes to taking action, the leader needs to judge exactly how much they can rely on individual co-operation through persuasion, and when they need to cross over into more rigid “command and control” (a choice that can quickly backfire if it is not taken with suitable caution). All of this will determine how you limit the damage of an emergency.”

David Robson, author of “The Intelligence Trap.”

How quickly is the virus actually spreading in Mexico? Due to painfully slow testing, the true number of cases here is almost certainly much higher than official statistics, which over the past week have risen at the non-alarming rate of around 60-70 a day.

To aging tech naysayers Twitter might seem nothing more than a stream-of-nonsense outlet to bolster the egos of self-centered celebrities and non-entities alike.