The Guadalajara Reporter
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The Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) has admitted that isolation and fear of Covid-19 contagion has discouraged women from undergoing a mammography for the timely detection of breast cancer.
With Covid-19 cases rising in Jalisco, Governor Enrique Alfaro has announced new mitigation measures for the state that will go into force Friday, October 30 and stay in place for two weeks.
Recognizing the impact of the Covid pandemic on the private school network in Jalisco, Governor Enrique Alfaro this week handed over an initial 12 million pesos in support funding, a sum that will rise by another 55 million in the coming months.
Jalisco state legislator Mariana Fernández has revealed that she has been infected with Covid-19 for the second time.
Although research shows that age and comorbidities are not a prerequisite for symptomatic and severe Covid-19 infection, 83 percent of people who have died from the disease in the state of Jalisco were diagnosed with an underlying health condition, according to the Jalisco Health Secretariat (SSJ).
With Covid-19 cases spiking in the state, Jalisco authorities are urging citizens to hold back from indulging in their traditional Day of the Dead customs this year.
Current state and federal data confirms that Covid-19 contagion in Jalisco has remained stable this month, with the number of active cases (those counted within 14 days of infection) virtually unchanged in the past three weeks.
The activation of Jalisco’s emergency button announced Wednesday, October 28 by Governor Enrique Alfaro, while intended to curb the tide of the Covid-19 pandemic, does not mean a total lockdown of the state.
Access to the Parque Nacional Volcan Nevado de Colima, actually located in the state of Jalisco, reopened to the public October 15.
