Mexico News Today June 1, 2020

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020

Coronavirus cases pass 90,000 mark The Covid-19 case tally passed 90,000 on Sunday while the death toll was approaching 10,000. The deputy health minister insisted the epidemic is not over. FULL STORY RELATED: 3,227 new coronavirus cases confirmed Friday. FULL STORY Ending virus restrictions should wait till case numbers on decline: experts Coronavirus restrictions shouldn't be lifted until case numbers have been on the wane for at least two weeks, say two experts. Mexico has not even reached the end of the first wave, said Alejandro Macías, an infectious disease doctor. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

Several states unhappy with federal stoplight system Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro was one of several state leaders to voice their dissatisfaction with the federal government’s “stoplight” map, which paints most of the country red, the maximum state of risk for the coronavirus. FULL STORY April remittances plummet 28% compared to March After a record-setting month of March in which Mexicans working abroad sent US $4.02 billion back home, the central bank reports that the amount plummeted by 28.5% in April to $2.86 billion. FULL STORY Mexico has not fared poorly during virus crisis: AMLO Mexico is already recovering from the coronavirus-induced economic crisis, President López Obrador said, pointing to the recent appreciation of the peso and the resurgence of oil prices. FULL STORY City to double Covid testing The Mexico City government will double the testing rate to limit the spread of the disease as restrictions are eased. FULL STORY Mexico City adopts measures for ‘the new normal’ The biggest change is that construction, mining, transportation equipment manufacturing, public markets, bicycle sales and beer making will reopen.. FULL STORY Nearly 1 million stolen face masks located in México state warehouse Officials recovered the masks along with the semitrailer that had been transporting them. The shipment contained GPS locators, which aided the search. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Poll: 52% say virus situation out of control; 64% say maintain lockdown FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Is it too early to ease coronavirus restrictions? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Do you have confidence in the government's coronavirus predictions? 91% said no. VIEW FULL RESULTS 10 Colima police disappear  Ten Colima state police officers went missing on May 28 after escorting a group of businessmen to La Huerta in the neighboring state of Jalisco. FULL STORY Lawmaker: don’t let CFE turn off the lights A Yucatán legislator has called for citizens to chase off workers from the Federal Electricity Commission if they arrive to turn off customers’ power for nonpayment, urging that they throw rocks at them if necessary. FULL STORY Authorities agree to address cancer drug shortages Federal health authorities agreed to end the shortages of several cancer medications that have plagued child cancer patients and their parents for at least two years. FULL STORY Protest caravans in 40 cities demand AMLO resign Protesters hit the streets across Mexico on Saturday to demand the resignation of President López Obrador. FULL STORY Thousands of horses, cattle at risk on Chihuahua ranches of fugitive ex-governor Cattle, thoroughbred horses, wild boars, llamas and other exotic species that were seized by the government from the ranches of former governor César Duarte are in danger of dying. FULL STORY Photography fundraiser collects over 6.7 million pesos for Covid struggle Over 200 Mexican photographers raised the funds with an online sale of their work. FULL STORY Jalisco boxer among 30 best paid athletes in the world Although the coronavirus pandemic has affected his 2020 earnings, professional boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez ranked in the top 30 of the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world as compiled by Forbes magazine. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE Eddie Mendoza and Direct Relief Mexico: model for the new normal The nonprofit dedicated to procuring medical supplies when disaster strikes has imported 350,000 surgical masks, 30,000 face masks and 10,000 goggles to meet the needs of understocked hospitals. FULL STORY In Chipilo, Puebla, descendants of Italian settlers have kept traditions alive Chipileños have maintained many of their Italian traditions and their language — and, of course, their cuisine. It can truly be called an Italian pueblo, writes Joseph Sorrentino. FULL STORY Most pilgrimages and sanctuaries are now Catholic but roots are pre-Hispanic The Spanish imposed Catholicism on their newly conquered lands, but pilgrimage was part of indigenous life for many centuries before, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY Mexican-grown apples are small but flavorful and crunchy all the same Janet Blaser writes that apples – reliably crisp, sweet/tart, juicy – were one of the things she really missed when she moved to Mexico. Then she discovered that Mexican varieties, while small, are just as good. FULL STORY OPINION Mérida continues to champion art and artists throughout the pandemic The capital of Yucatán has opted to propel its campaign of cultural programs through the crisis, giving them a chance of surviving and emerging on the other side, writes Jack Gooderidge. FULL STORY