The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Researchers at the Tec de Monterrey campus in Guadalajara have developed a rapid Covid-19 test that they say will be ready for widespread use by the beginning of August.
The Nariz Roja charity is opening a hostel for women and children who are obliged to travel to Guadalajara for cancer treatment at the city’s public Hospital Civil.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our July editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
1970
Reporter phoneout of order
Plaza Andares, arguably Guadalajara’s most upmarket mall, has been forced to close some of its “common areas” for non-compliance with Covid-19 sanitary regulations.
Four Guadalajara city buses were removed from circulation last weekend after their drivers refused to wear face masks.
The animals housed at the Guadalajara Zoo greeted human visitors for the first time in four months when doors to the sprawling facility opened on Monday.
Guadalajara’s Sunday “Trocadero” antiques market is up and running again, although vendors say business is slow, as many visitors are reluctant to return after the three-month pandemic shutdown.
In an effort to raise the spirits of Tapatios suffering during these challenging times, artist Maricarmen Lancaster has been active creating 24 murals throughout the Guadalajara metropolitan area featuring the optimistic slogan, “Everything will be fine.”
Wearing face masks in public is mandatory in Jalisco but many people – particularly residents of Guadalajara – are still clueless about cubreboca etiquette.
