A review of some of the Guadalajara Reporter headlines of its coronavirus stories illustrates the development of the disease both locally and nationally during the first half of 2020. See the most pertinent July to December headlines in next week’s edition.
Jan. 25
‘Three suspected coronavirus cases under investigation in Jalisco’
Feb. 2
‘Jalisco clear of coronavirus; China infections outpacing SARS’
Feb. 29
‘Mexico vows it is ready for all coronavirus scenarios’
‘Five confirmed cases in three Mexican states’
March 14
‘Only 16 cases? Is Mexico being complacent about Covid-19?’
March 21
‘Stay at home for five days, Jalisco governor pleads’
‘Schools shuttered, events cancelled, bars close, as cases rise to 27 in Jalisco’
‘President Lopez Obrador refuses to curtail activities’
‘Lakeside mayors join forces to combat threat’
March 29
‘First Covid-19 victim in Jalisco is 55-year-old man’
‘Schools, teachers, students scurry to move classes online’
‘State unveils plan to aid flailing small businesses, self employed’
‘Lake Chapala Society implements Reaching Out service in response to Covid-19’
April 4
‘Mexico declares health emergency, mandating all non-essential businesses remain closed until April 30’
April 11
‘’Chapala sends throngs of tourists back home’
‘Face masks obligatory in public, Jalisco governor declares’
April 25
‘Medical personnel targeted in vile attacks’
‘Chapala using common sense to enforce governor’s strict Covid-19 orders’
‘Cartels take advantage of health crisis, economic crash’
‘Jalisco’s Catholic churches close doors’
May 3
‘State at odds with federal government over face masks’
‘Jalisco Without Hunger to step up distribution of basic supplies’
May 10
‘Outbreak at Guadalajara prison represents 10% of Covid-19 cases’
‘Reports from Mexico City suggest many hospitals and ICUs are becoming saturated’
‘Jalisco economy reboot begins Monday’
May 16
‘School year in Jalisco is cancelled, will finish remotely’
‘AMLO eases lockdown as Mexico City deaths soar’
May 23
‘Chapala okays restaurant reopenings’
‘Chapala still not ready to put out welcome mat for tourists’
May 30
‘Jocotepec’s first case is 77-year-old male resident of San Juan Cosalá’
‘Coronavirus plunges Jalisco government into bigger debt’
June 13
‘The federal Health Ministry national database platform reports first death in Chapala’
June 13
‘First infections are confirmed in Ajijic’
June 27
‘Governor announces cinemas, theaters, parks, swimming pools will be allowed to reopen with restrictions’
‘Chapala public venues reopen’
‘Deaths worldwide:1st United States 125,796 … 7th Mexico 25,060’