The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro welcomed Mariachis de Guadalajara first baseman Adrián “Titan” González to the Government Palace, prior to his joining up with the Mexican team bound for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
The Jalisco state government Health Cabinet (Mesa de Salud) will discuss the possibility of introducing a measure that would oblige people to present proof of vaccination against Covid-19 before entering certain venues, the state governor has said.
Active cases of Covid-19 in Jalisco rose from 779 to 1,264 in June - a jump of 62 percent, the Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) reported this week. Meanwhile, hospitalizations grew by 17 percent last month.
Passenger traffic at the Puerto Vallarta airport has returned to pre-pandemic levels, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), the airport’s operators, reported recently.
The driver of a truck that provoked a deadly accident at atoll booth near Jalostotitlán last week tested positive for amphetamine, the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office revealed.
Although on Wednesday, July 14, Jalisco recorded its highest number of Covid infections in a 24-hour period (813) since February 13 (807), the state government has ruled out making any significant changes in its strategy to limit contagion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro says the ball is now firmly in the court of the federal government regarding the future of the stalled Zapotillo Dam on the Verde River in the Los Altos region of Jalisco.
The state government insists that improving the quality of the air in Guadalajara (and other parts of Jalisco) is a priority in its agenda.
The Jalisco Special Prosecutors Office for Human Rights (FEDH) has presented sufficient evidence for charges to be brought against five state investigators accused of physical, psychological and sexual abuse against a woman they arrested in October, 2018, in the municipality of Chapala.