Mexico News Today Monday, January 18, 2021

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021

In month's first 2 weeks, Covid deaths soared Halfway through January, fatalities were up 3,726, 35% higher than the number of deaths seen between December 16 and 31. In the same time period, new cases of Covid this month went up 28%. FULL STORY RELATED: 10 states at maximum risk as new Covid cases skyrocket by 21,366 in one day. FULL STORY

‘We won’t be silent over irresponsible investigation’ President López Obrador declared that his government won't stay quiet over a probe by the United States government into Mexico's former defense minister, Salvador Cienfuegos. FULL STORY

Doctor in charge of Covid vaccination program quits The chief has resigned just as Mexico is ramping up immunization, but an official says it won't affect the program. FULL STORY Morena candidate for governor of Guerrero holds a party for 500 guests A controversial former senator who will run for election in the state held a massive birthday party in violation of coronavirus restrictions. FULL STORY At a Covid crossroads, some Cholula businesses fear they’ve closed for good In normal times, this Puebla magical town is a major tourist site. But these are anything but normal times, Joseph Sorrentino writes. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT MEXICO LIFE Fresh spinach is the chieftain of leafy greens The vegetable is not the enemy your young self might remember. It makes a versatile addition to the most decadent of meals any time of day, Janet Blaser writes in The Tropical Table. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Mexico City residents fight crime’s arrival in their neighborhood Eduardo Klein, a Mexico City restaurateur in Polanco, decided to act when gangs moved into the neighborhood and began extorting businesses, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY Mexico accused of violating treaty after releasing US evidence against Cienfuegos The United States Department of Justice rejected President López Obrador's claim that the drug trafficking case against the former defense minister was fabricated. FULL STORY Women take up arms to protect their homes from CJNG in Michoacán The group in the Tierra Caliente region has formed a self-defense brigade, saying there are hardly any men left to defend their small town from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. FULL STORY 12-year-old girl gives birth in México state; will receive government support The young girl and her baby boy will receive medical, health and wellness assistance, as well as a 2,500-pesos-per-month stipend. FULL STORY Local official, self-defense force chief among 12 shot and killed in Veracruz The bodies were found on a rural stretch of road in a community in the municipality of Las Choapas, authorities said. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: “Transparency watchdog unnecessary if government acts with rectitude:’ AMLO. FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Is a transparency watchdog no longer necessary now that corrupt, neoliberal governments are a thing of the past in Mexico?  VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Will you obtain a Covid vaccination when it becomes available? 78% said they would. FULL RESULTS