AMLO

No End to López Obrador’s Feud With the Media: The Mexican President Jabs at Reports About Crematoriums

Member of the Committee to Protect Journalists Jan Albert Hootsen said that the federal government had a “complex” relationship with the media.
Photographer

Fotos Por Mexico Raises 6.7 Million Pesos for Groups Suffering From COVID-19

Over 200 local artists launched a fundraising campaign to help non-profit institutions support COVID-19 patients through selling their artworks.
AMLO

As Lopez Obrador Holds Back, Local Governments Speed up COVID-19 Measures

Experts argue that Mexico's Lopez Obrador is continuing to dismiss the danger of the COVID-19 outbreak as it seeks to protect the economy.
Toyota

Japanese Car Manufacturers Gears up for Mexico’s Reopening

Following the growing infections, Mexican employees will earn $13.30 cash bonuses every 12-hour shift to resume work.
Mexico

Mexico Seeing More Deaths Than in the Last Four Years: Study Shows Official Numbers May Be Undercounting

A report published by a local magazine estimated that 37% more death certificates were issued in April 2020 than the average of that month in the past four years. As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Mexico, the federal government is already making plans on reopening the economy.
Mexico Border

Health Experts in Mexico Border Cities Concerned About Coronavirus Coming From the U.S.

The United States banned all forms of cross-border travel coming in from other countries through extended powers. Migrants seeking asylum and travelers remained at the border waiting for a hearing at court to be let into the U.S. as coronavirus cases rose from both sides.

Former Health Minister Warns Reopening Mexico’s Economy Can Guarantee Its Own Closure

Dr. Julio Frenk Mora served as the health minister for former President Vicente Fox in the early 2000’s. He criticized the current administration’s move for resuming businesses too soon because it was a sure-fire way to usher a second wave that would eventually lead them to closure again.
Mexico Medical Worker

Understaffed and Underfunded, Mexican Health Care Workers Race to Protect Others and Themselves

With the economy set to reopen, medical frontliners are struggling to keep the cases low.

Navajo Nation Gets Help From José Andrés and World Central Kitchen

Celebrity chef and activist José Andrés shows his perseverance and determination in his volunteer work through cooking and distributing meals to families who are gravely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lopez-Gatell

Mass Testing Dismissed as Inefficient by Health Officials as Military Coordinates With the National Guard Against Rising Crime

While businesses begin to resume work to boost the economy, Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell and other authorities still insist against imposing mass testing in the country.
AMLO

AMLO Cites COVID-19 in Decision to Reject Renewable Energy Source

New laws have been put into place limiting the use of renewable energy in the country
Mexico Waste

COVID-19 Worsens Mexico’s Existing Waste Problem

Tons of infectious waste has been seen all across the country adding to the long list of problems the country is already facing
Lopez Gatell

Mexico Reopens Essential Activities on the Second Stage of the New Normal

As part of the ongoing campaign to gradually resume regular operations in the country, Mexico faces stage two of the three-phase plan.
Mexico frontliners

Mexico’s Medical Staffs Are Shunned by the Public

Health workers in all parts of Mexico are experiencing extreme retaliation from locals
Health Minister Lopez Gatell

Mexico Has the Capability to Purchase More COVID-19 Test Kits

Amid rising tensions and criticisms from the public, the Mexican government has assured that the country has enough funds to purchase more test kits.
AMLO

Lopez Obrador Says Reopening Must Be “Gradual, Orderly, and Cautious”

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced earlier this week that Mexico’s economy is set to reopen this June 1 after weeks of mitigation measures.
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