The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
On Wednesday, August 18, Mexico reported 28,953 Covid-19 cases, a record number in a single day, as the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic appeared to be showing no signs of abating.
Figures released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) show that tourism to Mexico increased by 211 percent in June compared to the same month in 2020.
Just like many of their counterparts in the United States, Mexican officials at all levels of government are urging citizens to get vaccinated quickly, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise, especially among a younger sector of the population.
The Jalisco branch of the National Chamber of the Restaurant (Canirac) has launched a campaign to encourage its members to offer discounts and promotions to customers who present proof of Covid vaccination.
The federal government has set a target of administering first doses of anti-Covid vaccines to everyone over 18 year old in Mexico by the end of October, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said this week.
The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed high-profile politician and lawyer Ken Salazar as the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
Consider this: Should the residents of Ajijic have been consulted about the designation of their village as one of Mexico’s Pueblos Magicos (Magic Towns)?
Friday, August 13, marks (allegedly) the 500th anniversary of the surrender of Tenochtitlan, the great city of the Mexica (Aztec) empire, from whose vestiges sprout the sprawling metropolis that is today’s capital of Mexico.
The United Kingdom government has deemed the current situation in Mexico to be a potential breeding ground for SARS-CoV-2 variants that could undermine its vaccine effort.
