Mexico News Today June 15, 2020

MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020

It’s not over yet, says coronavirus czar The coronavirus pandemic “won’t end soon,” Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell said Sunday as more than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases were added to Mexico’s tally. FULL STORY RELATED: 16 states drop to ‘orange’ alert; record number of new cases. FULL STORY

Tourism no longer ‘a source of excessive profits:’ minister Miguel Torruco said the coronavirus-induced health and economic crisis has exposed the “decadence of the traditional models” in place in the tourism sector, whose policies have brought marginalization, poverty and environmental degradation. FULL STORY

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State dismantles 14mn-peso hospital that was never used A second attempt at providing a mobile coronavirus hospital in Morelos has failed after the structure was flooded by rain. FULL STORY AMLO offers a sermon with 10 guidelines to live by President López Obrador has offered citizens 10 pieces of advice to overcome the coronavirus pandemic and adapt to the 'new reality.' FULL STORY Guerrero extends virus confinement measures Coronavirus restrictions prohibiting nonessential activities will remain in place in Guerrero until at least June 30, Governor Héctor Astudillo said. FULL STORY US never came through with $2 billion to stem migration The United States reneged on a pledge to invest US $2 billion in southeastern Mexico in what was to be a joint effort to reduce northward migration, President López Obrador said. FULL STORY Beaches, hotels, restaurants open with reduced capacity Monday is a momentous day for the tourism-dependent state of Baja California Sur: hotels, restaurants and beaches were to reopen after being closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. FULL STORY Hotels, beaches in Puerto Vallarta reopen Monday Hotels and beaches in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, were set to open Monday, Governor Enrique Alfaro announced, as coronavirus restrictions were eased in Jalisco and 15 other states. FULL STORY Lesson from the pandemic: pollution problem more than just cars on the road The complexity of the pollution problem in the Valley of México goes much deeper than we realize, a fact that has become clear during the Covid-19 pandemic. FULL STORY

Couple abducted in Chapala bring total to 8 this week The disappearance of eight people in the past week has residents demanding more accountability and more results from police to solve the 31 missing-persons cases reported so far this year. FULL STORY Puebla governor investigated for making light of women’s disappearances Miguel Barbosa is being investigated by his own party’s commission on honesty and justice for controversial remarks he made downplaying the disappearance of women in his state. FULL STORY Whale stranded in Rosarito A 24-meter whale that became stranded on a beach in Baja California will be buried nearby, a municipal official said. FULL STORY Huge sinkhole closes section of Quintana Roo highway A large sinkhole that appeared in Playa del Carmen collapsed a roughly 600-meter-long section of the Playa del Carmen-Tulum federal highway, a stretch of road that will eventually be near one of the Maya Train routes. FULL STORY Restaurant is now a permanent food bank The mission the volunteer-based Vallarta Food Bank in Puerto Vallarta, launched to help victims of the coronavirus, is 'to make sure everyone has food on their table.'   FULL STORY Morena party delays reform of regulators after backlash Mexico’s ruling party abruptly postponed a plan to fuse the telecoms and energy regulators and the competition authority after an outpouring of criticism. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Narco’s testimony to US drug agency links ex-president to cartels FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Do you believe that ex-president Calderón made secret deals with drug cartels? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Any holiday travel plans this year, or will you wait till 2021? 64% will wait. VIEW FULL RESULTS

MEXICO LIFE

Rebellious artist Manuel Felguérez dies at the age of 91 A rebellious abstract artist who broke with the work of the muralists to open up a world of possibilities for Mexican artists died at his home in Zacatecas this week, writes Leigh Thelmadatter. FULL STORY

You can use salsa verde on all kinds of dishes and it’s also quite easy to make Top chefs around the world use green sauce on seared scallops, poached eggs, grain bowls, roasted salmon and all kinds of grilled meats, writes Janet Blaser in The Tropical Table. FULL STORY

OPINION

Mexico’s railroads have a colorful history It’s too early to buy a ticket or get off the tracks, but that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel may indeed be an oncoming train, writes Carlisle Johnson. Or maybe a metaphor for a future Mexico. FULL STORY

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