General News

The Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) has reported 2,905 confirmed cases of dengue fever since the start of 2020, a 42.4-percent decrease compared with the same period of 2019, when 5,047 cases were registered.

More infections are being noted among young people in Jalisco, as authorities fear that protocols are being relaxed as citizens “become fatigued” by mandatory Covid-19 measures.

The Family Development Agency (DIF) in the metro-area municipality of Tlajomulco has canceled a raffle for an eight-month-old English bulldog after a public outcry.

Responding to the national shortage of medicines to treat children with cancer, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro this week handed out checks to nine non-profit charities.

With Covid-19 infections surging across Europe and in many U.S. states, nobody should feel immune to the possibility of further lockdowns. 

Although homeschooling is not specifically illegal in Jalisco, according to a document released this week by the Jalisco state legislature, it is not regulated and therefore cannot be promoted in any way.

This year, the Island of Janitzio, just a short boat ride from Patzcuaro, Michoacan, will not be receiving visitors October 31 through November 2, for its traditional Day of the Dead festivities, due to Covid-19, says Patzcuaro Mayor Victor Báez.

Lawmakers in the Constitutional Oversight Commission of the Jalisco Congress have given the green light for reforms to the Civil Code legalizing “express divorces” in the state.