Mexico News Today May 20, 2020

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020

Mexico City announces gradual reopening Most coronavirus mitigation restrictions are expected to remain in place in Mexico City until June 15, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said, but some industries will be permitted to resume operations at the beginning of June. FULL STORY People are getting out more in 27 states as virus cases hit record More people have been leaving their homes more regularly even as the coronavirus continues to worsen: the number of new cases Tuesday was the highest ever. FULL STORY RELATED: Maintain safe distance measures, minister urges after 57 days of isolation. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

Covid-19 medical workers ‘virtual kidnapping’ victims Nurses who had traveled to Mexico City from elsewhere in the country to join the fight against the coronavirus outbreak were victims of a failed extortion attempt. FULL STORY US extends border travel restrictions to June 22 The United States has announced that border restrictions between the U.S., Canada and Mexico will continue for an additional 30 days until June 22. Only essential travel is permitted. FULL STORY Jobless join the homeless in food lineup in Mexico City The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic was on stark display in central Mexico City on Tuesday night: almost 500 people lined up for food prepared by a lay association of the Catholic church. FULL STORY Mexico City registry lists 4,500 deaths in which Covid-19 was possible cause The virus was listed as the confirmed, suspected or possible cause of death on 4,577 death certificates issued between March 18 and May 12, a figure more than four times higher than the official one. FULL STORY Human tissue, medical waste dumped in woods, depot Federal authorities announced they had found large quantities of human tissue and other medical waste dumped in woods outside Mexico City and leaky hospital bags crammed into a warehouse in Puebla. FULL STORY CDMX market vendors eligible for credits Mexico City will offer 25,000-peso loans (approximately US $1,072) to some 100,000 itinerant market vendors who have had to close their stalls due to the coronavirus. FULL STORY Hotels reopening on hold Days after the Los Cabos Hotel Association announced it was preparing for a partial opening in the popular southern Baja resort on June 1, the organization changed its mind and pushed back the date indefinitely. FULL STORY Quintana Roo rejects June 1 reopening by hotels The government has quashed the hopes of optimistic hotels that expected to reopen on June 1. 'We're still not ready,' said the governor. FULL STORY For 24-hour birria hotspot it was first closure in 11 years It seems that only a pandemic can stop Don Chuy and company from stewing the traditional birria from their native Jalisco at their Mexico City restaurant. FULL STORY Ba on alcohol sales lifted Authorities in Nayarit, Sinaloa and some southern Veracruz municipalities have ended the dry laws that halted alcohol sales and led to the proliferation of bootleg liquor that has caused over 100 hospitalizations and deaths. FULL STORY Homicide numbers decline slightly to 2,950 in April The numbers decreased 1.66% but remain at alarmingly high levels despite the coronavirus pandemic. FULL STORY Proposal to allow agency to measure everyone’s wealth meets resistance A proposal from Mexico’s ruling party to allow national statistics agency personnel to enter people’s homes and measure their wealth has been met with widespread and firm resistance. FULL STORY Nobel prize winner urges use of renewable energy Just as Mexico moves to give higher priority to electricity produced with petroleum, a Mexican Nobel Prize winner has called for fossil fuel energy generation to be phased out. FULL STORY Health service to offer cell phone updates, calls To limit the risk of Covid-19 infection, the State Workers Social Security Institute has adopted a new system to communicate with the family members of coronavirus patients. FULL STORY Can Mexico expect killer hornets? No, says scientist The hornets that have been sighted in the western United States and Canada will not make their way to Mexico, according to a biologist at the National Autonomous University. FULL STORY 1,100 crew members stranded on cruise ship in PV Despite no reported cases of the coronavirus among them, no country wants to allow them to leave the ship to return home to their families. FULL STORY Short on cash? Taking over a toll plaza can be lucrative Hijacking toll plazas has become an important source of income for many people in Mexico. Last year alone the country saw losses of revenue totaling 3 billion pesos. FULL STORY Protocols readied for reopening of restaurants Restaurants in Mexico City are preparing for “the new normal” and the strict sanitary guidelines — the mandatory use of masks and a reduced number of diners — that reopening safely will require. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Has the National Guard failed? AMLO decrees continued policing by military FULL STORY THE QUESTION: How would you rate the federal government's security strategy? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: How likely is it that there is no longer collusion between authorities and organized crime? 75% said not a chance. VIEW FULL RESULTS

MEXICO LIFE Helping hands: expats open their hearts to support food bank Betsy McNair saw people going through the dumpster every day hoping to find food or something to sell, writes Janet Blaser. So she decided to do something about it. FULL STORY OPINION No longer a fan of Woody Allen, but still rooting for AMLO The president's vision of a typical household is basically Norman Rockwell a la mexicana, and he doesn’t seem willing to let go of it for anything, writes Sarah DeVries. FULL STORY