Mexico News Today Wednesday, December 16, 2020

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020

Covid hospital beds in CDMX hard to find   As hospitals in Mexico City fill up, the cases of two men sick with Covid-19 show that finding a bed in a treatment facility is becoming increasingly difficult. FULL STORY

2 states' hospitals treating more Covid patients than ever Hospitals in Mexico City and neighboring México state are treating more patients than at any other time, and many are full or close to it. FULL STORY

Child’s body was bound for a common grave but residents intervened A girl whose body was found in a cooler on a Tijuana sidewalk was given a more dignified resting place through an initiative by citizens. FULL STORY Tulum festival regrets not having canceled event that spread coronavirus The organizers of Art With Me, held in Tulum last month and described as a coronavirus superspreading event, have issued an apology. FULL STORY Mexico–Canada rail corridor will bring US $1.6bn in investment A company that is planning to develop an ambitious North American trade route is also preparing infrastructure projects in Mexico's south. FULL STORY Time for a road trip? 5 alternative tourism routes promote travel by land The new initiative offers options that encourage people to travel responsibly, safely and sustainably in Mexico. FULL STORY OPINION  Is the coronavirus stoplight about people’s health or about the economy? Mexico's system supposedly tells you the risk level where you live. But in green Veracruz, for example, many cities are not green, Sarah DeVries writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE  Cultures mix easily at Zihuatanejo’s Orient Bay Looking for somewhere truly different to dine in Zihuatanejo? Orient Bay Restaurant brings together Arabic, Mediterranean and Asian cuisine, writes Elisabeth Ashe. FULL STORY Lawmakers approve bill regulating foreign agents' activities in Mexico The legislation removes their diplomatic immunity and allows for their expulsion. FULL STORY AMLO congratulates Joe Biden on US election win President López Obrador has finally congratulated Biden on his victorious presidential bid. FULL STORY Government declines union request to take control of troubled airline The federal government told Interjet workers it won't take over the airline, which has canceled flights until Friday. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Archaeologists discover another 119 skulls at Tenochtitlán tower The human remains found near the Templo Mayor archaeological site were of men, women and children. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE  Puebla town’s New Year’s Day tradition harkens back to its Italian ancestry Chipilo, Puebla, residents' ancestors brought this celebration with them in 1882, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY

• Dozens of families displaced by Oaxaca territorial dispute • Partying, gun-happy cops investigated in Michoacán • Appearance of salt dome stokes fears of volcano in Veracruz • Debate of controversial bank bill postponed until February