Mexico News Today Monday, February 1, 2021

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Vaccination falls short of January objective The government said 1.1 million doses would be administered by January 31. But as of Sunday night, only 673,327 doses had been given, 40% less than planned. FULL STORY

Canada flight ban could cost Mexico US $782 million Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco is predicting up to 791,000 fewer visitors in the country as a result of the three months of coronavirus prevention measures announced by the Canadian government, including a suspension of flights from the country to Mexico. FULL STORY

13 states are now red on the coronavirus risk map; the only green state goes yellow For the first time since September, no state will be at the safest level on the stoplight map after Campeche loses its low-risk status. FULL STORY AMLO pledges 18m Covid vaccine doses by March Mexico will receive 6 million in February and an additional 12 million in March, President López Obrador said. FULL STORY Government warns of ‘economic crisis’ due to suspension of flights Federal officials have warned that Canada's new three-month ban on flights to Mexico could cause profound financial issues in the North American region. FULL STORY A Mexican variant? Covid mutant strain currently being studied in Jalisco Authorities are investigating whether a strain of the coronavirus detected in four people is a variant of SARS-CoV-2. FULL STORY OPINION In Mexico, cartels and trash move pesos through a ‘trickle-down’ economy Money does actually circulate here from more well-off residents to poorer ones, but not quite in the way that you might at first assume, Bodie Kellogg writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE A single mother’s need to survive spawned decades of Otomí industry Today's version of Tenango folk embroidery was born in the 1960s, when drought forced subsistence farmers to find a new form of income, Leigh Thelmadatter writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Discover the humble radish’s delectable appeal Far from just a bitter veggie to be shunned at the salad bar, this tuber can be prepared in many delicious ways — raw, roasted or sautéed, Janet Blaser writes in The Tropical Table. FULL STORY Officials seize chameleons, turtles and 39 baby crocodiles and caimans Saturday was a busy day for the movement of protected species: in three states, authorities found animals being transported illegally. FULL STORY Solar farm stalls; residents 10 years without electricity  In 2018, the federal government promised the inhabitants of a village in Oaxaca a photovoltaic generating station to supply them with power, but it has yet to be finished. FULL STORY Sweeping electricity market overhaul deals blow to renewable energy firms A bill in Congress would change the order in which electricity is dispatched into the national grid, with alternative energy providers at the back of the queue. FULL STORY First of 1,870 sustainable homes delivered to low-income families in Puebla The state government took the first steps toward delivering nearly 1,900 environmentally and economically friendly housing units. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Chichén Itzá to open new site, new experience in 2022 Called Chichén Viejo, or Old Chichén, the new section is set deep in jungle in an area 900 meters south of the towering pyramid El Castillo. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Goodbye, Chester. Cheetos has new look as rules ban use of personalities.  FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  Will banning the use of personalities in marketing be effective in reducing the consumption of unhealthy foods? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Is censorship by social media serious enough to justify the creation of a publicly-owned network in Mexico? 58% said it isn't. FULL RESULTS