Sunday’s national referendum on whether former presidents of Mexico should be prosecuted for alleged past misdeeds attracted just over seven percent of the electorate – far short of the 40 percent required to make it legally binding.

On Sunday, August 1, Mexican citizens will be asked to cast votes in a national referendum to decide whether past presidents can be prosecuted for alleged wrongdoings during their terms of office.

Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell has accused pharmaceutical companies of mounting a “powerful” campaign about the need for minors to have anti-Covid vaccinations. He also poured cold water on suggestions that a third “booster” jab for adults is necessary.

Jalisco diver Alejandra Orozco, together with her partner Gaby Agúndez, took the bronze medal in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform Monday evening at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Despite the rising transmission rate amid a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Heath Minister Hugo López-Gatell has ruled out further lockdowns and closures of businesses in Mexico, saying that “people are tired” of restrictions and confinement measures.