Mexico News Today Friday July 17, 2020

FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2020

After trending downwards, new coronavirus outbreaks in Guerrero and Oaxaca There have been new outbreaks in Guerrero and Oaxaca, a health official said as Mexico passed Chile to rank seventh in the world for total cases. FULL STORY RELATED: Virus case numbers soar in Guanajuato, Durango, Nuevo León. FULL STORY New restrictions implemented in 8 states as virus case numbers spike Authorities have decided to implement new coronavirus restrictions including dry laws and curfews. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

Draft virus risk map shows 9 states reverting to red Nine states will switch from “orange light” high risk to “red light” maximum risk on the federal government’s coronavirus “stoplight” map if no changes are made to a draft version. FULL STORY Baja California Sur may be headed back into the red The state may have to shut down again as it is back in the red on a draft version of the national coronavirus map, meaning the state has returned to maximum risk. FULL STORY Civil servants asked to donate part of their salary The federal government is passing the hat among senior civil servants and officials to collect funds to help cover the costs of responding to the coronavirus crisis. FULL STORY Pemex leads internationally in coronavirus deaths Government-owned Pemex leads the world as the company with the most coronavirus deaths. As of Tuesday, 202 employees and five contractors had died from the disease. FULL STORY Face masks, shields among precautions at private school When Mexico’s schools reopen remains uncertain but measures to protect students and teachers from the coronavirus are being prepared. FULL STORY Mexico City plans massive coronavirus testing The city plans to do 3,500 tests a day and provide results within three days. FULL STORY Another week at the orange alert level for Mexico City The city will continue at the orange level on the coronavirus “stoplight” map next week, meaning that risk for the spread of the pandemic is still high. FULL STORY Company designs protective suit for paramedics The suit includes a device that provides fresh air to the interior and a sensor that regulates air pressure. FULL STORY In Tlalpan, greater demand for tacos than virus tests In a coronavirus hotspot in the Mexico City borough of Tlalpan, hunger wins out over health: there is greater demand for tacos than for Covid-19 tests and information. FULL STORY Drive-in theater to aid recovery of cultural life The Mexico City racetrack that has been home to the Mexican Grand Prix — part of which already houses a temporary Covid-19 hospital — will also become the site of drive-in movie theater. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Municipal, state police to take on criminal investigation role FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Should local police be given responsibility to investigate crime? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Is a 50% reduction in murders doable by 2024? 78% said it isn't. VIEW FULL RESULTS Explosion of violence dooms AMLO’s bid to calm cartels “Hugs, not bullets?” scoffed Antonio Rivera, a businessman in the central Mexican town of Irapuato, referring to President López Obrador’s strategy for ending more than a decade of increasing violence. “This is a war zone.” FULL STORY AMLO goes on the attack after intellectuals propose opposition bloc President López Obrador has hit back at a group of intellectuals after they penned a letter calling for the creation of an opposition bloc to seize congressional control from the ruling Morena party at the 2021 midterm elections. FULL STORY Baja California lawmakers reject same-sex marriage Lawmakers in Baja California have rejected a bill to change the state’s constitution and allow the recognition of same-sex marriage. FULL STORY Authorities seize 25,000 sea turtle eggs in Oaxaca The state attorney general reported that a man was arrested with the eggs after blowing through a checkpoint on the Salina Cruz-La Ventosa highway. FULL STORY Heavy equipment damages Texcoco archaeological site An ancient aqueduct was damaged this week after area residents decided to build a road. FULL STORY Critics say city’s wetlands threatened by bridge project But the six-lane bridge over wetlands in Xochimilco, Mexico City, is a vital part of an improved road link between the east and south of the capital, says the mayor. FULL STORY Recovering lost miners’ bodies estimated to take 4 years, cost 1.75bn pesos A spokeswoman for the victims' families said authorities are in the final stage of preparations to recover the bodies of 63 miners who died in 2006. FULL STORY Photographer captures comet Neowise from Cancún Roberto Fernández was up before dawn for five days waiting to get the shot that has been shared on social media by NASA. FULL STORY Official says coronavirus is BS, urges citizens to go out and have fun Despite the fact that the municipality of Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo, is No. 6 in the state for coronavirus deaths, the director of regulations says the virus is “pure bullshit” and encouraged residents to go out and enjoy themselves. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE Saving the chorlitos from themselves: volunteers to the aid of the snowy plover Laid in the open, their eggs are not only at the mercy of predators but are also in danger of being crushed by humans, cows or the wheels of cars. However, at Lake Atotonilco, Jalisco, they're getting some help, writes John Pint. FULL STORY A pre-Hispanic drink with nutritional qualities—and there’s no hangover More Mexicans, especially younger ones, have recently discovered pulque, partly because of its strong connection to Aztec culture and its health benefits. Joseph Sorrentino traveled to San Pablo Oztotepec, to investigate. FULL STORY OPINION Jo Tuckman embodied the social responsibility of a foreign journalist She employed a style of journalism that had been falling out of fashion, one that is anthropological and explores complex truth through personal stories, writes Jack Gooderidge. FULL STORY Newsletter options Some readers prefer to stay up to date with the three-times-weekly summary of Mexico news provided by Mexico News Today. For others, however, it's too infrequent. The alternative is The Whole Enchilada: it gives readers links to the same stories as Mexico News Today but they arrive in your inbox daily rather than three times a week. If a daily news fix is what you want, check out The Whole Enchilada here.