Mexico News Today Monday, April 12, 2021

 

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021

WHO study estimates government's handling of Covid-19 crisis cost Mexico 190,000 lives A study commissioned by The World Health Organization says the deaths could have been avoided with better management of the coronavirus pandemic. FULL STORY

Covid stoplight map has 2 more green states On Monday, Oaxaca and Nuevo León joined six other states already designated at low-risk status for the coronavirus, for a total of eight. The Health Ministry's determination is valid for the next two weeks. FULL STORY

Private doctors unhappy after AMLO tells them to wait for Covid-19 vaccine President López Obrador has raised the ire of health workers not employed by the government after saying that — unlike their public-sector colleagues — they must wait their turn for vaccination like everyone else in their age bracket. FULL STORY US consulate issues travel alert for Mexicali and western Sonora The Tijuana consular office issued the security warning due to concerns about increased violence between rival cartels. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT What appears to be new airport’s logo gets some early negative reviews Mexico City's under-construction Felipe Ángeles International Airport went viral as a topic after its supposed insignia design surfaced online and caught satirists' critical, comical eye. FULL STORY American retirees caught in Baja California land dispute In a beachfront residential development near Rosarito, about 40 United States expats say they've been denied access to their own homes for months. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE People power fuels Mexico’s newest wave of murals Leigh Thelmadatter catalogs a nationwide movement of street art popping up in communities where residents are recruited as artists. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Health authorities modify national vaccination schedule FULL STORY THE QUESTION:  If you have not already been vaccinated against Covid, will you obtain a shot when it’s available? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: Would you support changing the name of Mexico City to Mexico-Tenochtitlán? 67% do not support the change.  FULL RESULTS Feminist group identifies 26 candidates accused of sexual abuse, harassment The activist collective Brujas del Mar has published the names and faces of political hopefuls implicated in violence against women, sexual assault, rape or child pornography. FULL STORY Disqualified Guerrero gubernatorial candidate threatens to prevent state elections from taking place  Félix Salgado lost the chance to run for office after the National Electoral Institute invalidated his candidacy, but he told supporters that voting in the state on June 6 won't happen if he's not on the ballot. FULL STORY Child soldiers of Guerrero call out for government aid against narco violence The boys, toting firearms and sticks, marched in formation in their community as a show of force against gangs who would target their town. FULL STORY Rescued Zapopan family's kidnappers well organized What happened to the Villaseñor Romo family — who were deprived of their liberty for two weeks in Jalisco — isn't unique and could happened to anyone, said one of their parents. FULL STORY Gunfire rings out again in Aguililla, where residents are fed up with the violence There appears no end in sight for the bloody turf war between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Cárteles Unidos in the Michoacán city. FULL STORY Navy seizes 1,500 kilos of cocaine, arrests 7 aboard fishing boat off Nayarit The military seized more than 1-1/2 tonnes of the drug and detained the passengers, who were transporting it south of the Islas Marías. FULL STORY State police take over in Tulum; municipal officers sent off for training Citing constant acts of abuse by the resort town's police force, Quintana Roo's security chief said that his ministry has taken charge. FULL STORY Tangled lines create anxious moments for Papantla Flyers A twisted rope caused all four dancers to crash into the steel pole, further intertwining the lines. FULL STORY Noise levels to be studied following airport noise complaints Some México state residents say new flight routes into Mexico City's airport are disturbing the peace and threatening their health. FULL STORY Mexico News Daily launches campaign to help artisans sell online The newspaper's initiative will support folk artists as they seek to survive 'the new normal.' FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Incorporate this lauded Mexican superfood into your next indulgent treat High in fiber, B-vitamins and omega-3s, chia's tiny seed packs nutrition but also taste into dessert, beverage and snack recipes, Janet Blaser writes in The Tropical Table. FULL STORY