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21 die after drinking adulterated cane alcohol

Twenty-one residents from the Jalisco towns of Tamazula de Gordiano and Mazamitla have died after consuming cane alcohol allegedly containing methanol, the state government has revealed. The victims all suffered loss of vision, intense pain, breathing difficulties and convulsions, reports say.


Testing in Jalisco ramps up

In an effort to efficiently combat the spread of Covid-19 infection in Jalisco, the state’s Department of Health recently partnered with the University of Guadalajara (UDG) to launch the Radar Jalisco system aimed at increasing prompt detection of persons infected with the disease and achieving a more accurate count of active cases.