Mexico News Today Monday, December 7, 2020

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020

Those with Covid symptoms told to call first  As hospitals in many states fill, the federal Health Ministry has advised calling 911 to confirm the availability of hospital beds before seeking treatment.  FULL STORY

Baja California, Zacatecas back to red on virus map The two states went to maximum risk level while Veracruz became the third green light 'low' risk state. FULL STORY

Faith trumps Covid: fear of coronavirus doesn’t stop pilgrims to Guadalupe  Divine intervention is needed now more than ever, say the faithful. FULL STORY Checo Pérez is Mexico's first Formula 1 winner since 1970 The Guadalajara native won his first Formula One race on Sunday at the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT OPINION  Soaring peso a quadruple whammy for the economy A four-peso difference in the exchange rate puts billions of kilos' worth of fewer tortillas on the tables of Mexico's hungriest, Carlisle Johnson writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE  From food to tourist attraction: Mexico’s sea turtles' long road Nesting turtles were once not protected but hunted for their meat, shells, and eggs, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY OPINION  Expats give Mexico low sustainability ratings A new expat survey ranked Mexico’s environment high but its sustainability and green awareness low, Greg Custer writes. FULL STORY OPINION  Mexicans have fond and vivid memories of Diego Maradona The Argentinian soccer player was the big attraction at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City, Shannon Collins writes. FULL STORY Morena party chief lashes out at ‘perverse alliance’  With the 2021 elections still six months away, the ruling party and a three-party opposition coalition have begun a war of words. FULL STORY Parties forming a coalition to defeat Morena in 2021  The National Action Party, the Democratic Revolution Party and the Institutional Revolutionary Party will field common candidates. FULL STORY Yucatán cenote cleanup yields a mysterious find A routine cleanup of a Yucatán cenote yielded a surprise embedded in the underwater cave’s debris. FULL STORY Pemex rescinds contracts awarded to AMLO's cousin  Litoral Laboratorios Industriales, which provides chemical and microbiological testing of oil products, won four Pemex contracts last year. FULL STORY OPINION  Release of ex-defense minister a sign that AMLO wishes to coddle the army The López Obrador government has gone to unprecedented lengths to appease the military, Milena Ang writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE  Homemade seasonings spice up holiday gift giving Freshly ground spice mixes are a unique alternative to holiday cookies and make for a one-of-a-kind gift your friends will remember all year, Janet Blaser writes in The Tropical Table. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Despite travel ban, Mexico prepares to welcome half a million countrymen FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Does the lack of enforcement of the ban against nonessential travel increase the risk of spreading the coronavirus? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Is the ethics guide a useful tool to strengthen values or would government resources have been better spent elsewhere? 75% said no. FULL RESULTS

• Police find trailer loaded with US $63 million worth of drugs • Interjet workers await payment new owner says is coming Tuesday • 9 restaurants are on list of Latin America’s top 50