The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Following similar trends in the United States and other Mexican states, Covid-19 hospitalizations in Jalisco have dropped in the past two weeks, leading to speculation that Governor Enrique Alfaro is ready to lift the restrictions imposed over the past month.
For the first time in 15 years, Jalisco has edged past Michoacan as the leading receiver of remittances from the United States, research from the BBVA bank has revealed.
Temporary labs for Covid-19 testing have been installed at the Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta airports, while others in western Mexico operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) will also be equipped for tests..
Several state lawmakers are urging the state government to establish “preferential” hours for over 60s to visit supermarkets during the current Covid-19 contingency.
Lakeshore residents wondering about the prolonged clanging of church bells heard on Monday, January 18, may be interested to learn that it was a symbolic tribute to La Virgen de Zapopan, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the revered icon’s coronation as the spiritual Queen of Jalisco.
Medical workers in Jalisco won’t get their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine before the expiration of the recommended interval between inoculations, which is 21 to 28 days.
The Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) says 19 Covid-19 outbreaks have occurred in six homes for the elderly (asilos) since the start of the pandemic.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has set up a working committee to explore the possibility of purchasing 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to “augment” the ongoing national vaccination program.
Given the escalating number of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro decreed new emergency restrictions and closures to run from January 16 through January 31.
