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Tapatía to go into space

A 26-year-old woman born in Guadalajara has been selected from more than 7,000 applicants from over 100 countries to be Space For Humanity’s first “Citizen Astronaut Ambassador.”


Governor drops face mask mandate

Tuesday, May 10, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro lifted the mandatory face mask regulation for public spaces in the state, with the exception of public transport (including taxis), and in hospitals and all other health facilities.

Covid Mother’s Day concerns

The Jalisco state government has postponed the next meeting of its health board, when relaxations of Covid regulations are expected to be announced, until May 20, ten days  after Mother’s Day festivities.

Dengue prevention campaigns under way

With the Covid-19 pandemic now waning, Jalisco’s Department of Health (SSJ) has begun ramping up a pre-rainy season campaign to prevent the spread of dengue fever, sending a brigade of agency staffers to the Chapala area to provide home dwellers with water treatment products that knock out the proliferation of disease-carrying mosquitos.