Mexico News Today Friday, February 5, 2021

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Denied entry: man dies outside hospital   The 48-year-old arrived at the Mexico City IMSS facility in Gustavo A. Madero with kidney problems. He was not allowed to enter despite his son's pleas to medical personnel. FULL STORY

Mexico City to remain red on stoplight but government eases some restrictions Although hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients have trended down in recent days, the capital will remain at the maximum risk level until at least February 15. FULL STORY

Vaccination registration website continues to crash The site for the registration of seniors who want to be immunized against Covid-19 experienced problems for a fourth consecutive day. FULL STORY AMLO tests negative for Covid; may return Monday to a.m. press conferences López Obrador said he would have to wait a few more days before making a full return to public life. FULL STORY Lack of controls turns youth employment program into opportunity for corruption The federal government's scheme for helping young people get apprenticeships was used as a vehicle for fraud in Nuevo León, according to a news report. FULL STORY Many Chiapans say 'no, gracias' to Covid vaccines Dozens of communities in San Juan Cancuc said “thanks but no thanks” to immunization, following a stance already taken by residents of 24 other municipalities in the state. FULL STORY Morena party supporters are older, less educated and live in south, poll shows A typical AMLOver is 50 or older, didn't study past middle school level and lives in the south of the country, a new survey suggests. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE Was one of the world’s longest-lasting obsidian workshops in Jalisco? The ancient island of Atitlán is now dried-out farmland, but artifacts at the prehistoric site suggest people worked the natural glass there, John Pint writes. FULL STORY MEXICO LIFE For the love of a Mexico City gone by, one resident shares his memories, knowledge Fernando Fuentes has lived in the Roma-Condesa section of the capital his whole life, so his tours come with mountains of lived experience, Lydia Carey writes. FULL STORY Bystanders claim negligence after woman awaiting help gives birth in hospital entry A Oaxaca woman who had a baby standing up while waiting outside the IMSS facility for medical attention became the subject of a viral video. FULL STORY Ex-Puebla governor arrested in connection with journalist’s torture in 2005 Mario Marín was detained in Acapulco in connection with a case in which reporter Lydia Cacho was brutalized for 20 hours by police. FULL STORY Foreign Affairs official accuses ex-ambassador of lying over arms trafficking The functionary said that a former United States diplomat's claim that Mexico declined his nation's offer of equipment to help control the problem is 'a big lie.' FULL STORY Authorities release 100 Romanian tourists held for 4 days in Cancún Immigration officials have allowed the majority of about 100 Romanians to enter Mexico after the Romanian government issued a protest. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Elephant seal sunbathes on Oaxaca beaches, 7,000 kilometers from home The marine mammal took a break from a long migration to sun itself on Oaxaca beaches this week. FULL STORY Supreme Court rules against government’s energy policy In a setback for President López Obrador's administration, which is trying to reshape the electricity market, the court has rescinded key elements of a federal policy. FULL STORY