A replica of the figure of an indigenous woman from the Huasteca culture that was found earlier this year in a field in the state of Veracruz will replace the Christopher Columbus statue on Mexico City’s famous Avenida de la Reforma.

Many people have complained of issues with the Mexican government website (cvcovid.salud.gob.mx) where one’s vaccine certification document can be obtained. 

Various media outlets are highlighting the trade in false Covid-19 vaccination certification documents, which are mostly being sought by people who wish to travel but do not want get jabbed.

With the arrival of 585,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik vaccine on October 14, Mexico surpassed its population  in the number of vaccine doses received: 126,502,658.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Mexico’s home-produced Covid-19 vaccine, known as “Patria,” is entering the second stage of trials, after “good results” in the preliminary stage.

The head of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), Ricardo Sheffield, has called out private hospitals and clinics that have hiked up their fees disproportionately, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.