Mexico News Today Friday, August 14, 2020

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020

July the worst month yet for new virus cases July recorded an average of 6,404 new Covid-19 cases per day. Some observers say the surge came as a result of an economic reopening that was too early. FULL STORY Crime rate down 32% in Guerrero, a major drop in last 3 years Crime in Guerrero has seen an overall 32% decline so far in 2020, Navy Minister Rafael Ojeda Durán reported Friday. Murder is down 50% and kidnapping has plummeted 70% in the first half of 2020, he said. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

Still no decline in virus curve Six months after the Covid-19 pandemic began, Mexico has not yet managed to reduce infections. FULL STORY Weddings on the sly violate coronavirus restrictions Morelos is currently orange on the national risk level stoplight map but one wouldn’t know it for all the secret weddings and other events going on. FULL STORY Coping with Covid-19: survivor creates a guide Looking for a common sense guide to surviving a coronavirus diagnosis without going to the hospital? Meet Jorge Camacho Treviño, a man who wrote the book on it. FULL STORY Slim Foundation to support Covid vaccine distribution Assuming it passes successfully through Phase 3 trials, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and licensed to the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will be packaged for distribution at Mexican laboratories, thanks to a deal between the pharmaceutical and the Carlos Slim Foundation. FULL STORY State goes online with neighborhood breakdown of Covid-19 cases Baja California Sur health officials have not only begun providing a neighborhood breakdown of coronavirus infections on the state’s website, they are also hanging banners in neighborhoods experiencing outbreaks. FULL STORY More states follow Oaxaca’s lead, move to ban junk food  After Oaxaca banned the sale of junk food and sugary drinks to minors on August 5, at least 10 states and Mexico City have expressed an interest in following suit. FULL STORY In Mexico’s poorest town, junk food easier to buy than fresh fruit, vegetables Towns like Santos Reyes Yucuná have become what experts call "healthy food deserts," where fruits and vegetables are scarce. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Oaxaca Congress approves law prohibiting sale of junk food to minors FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Is Oaxaca's junk food prohibition a good idea? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: How would you rate the government's coronavirus strategy? 69% said it was a failure. VIEW FULL RESULTS Possible hate crime seen in murder of LGBTQ activist The killing of a University of Guadalajara student who was found shot to death in Zapopan — the 16th student to suffer a violent death since 2014 — is now being investigated as a possible hate crime. FULL STORY As stealing fuel becomes harder, thieves turn to trains With the government having clamped down on fuel theft, criminals in Guanajuato and Querétaro are increasingly turning to freight trains. FULL STORY Former Gulf Cartel boss in Reynosa gets 28 years A federal judge has sentenced an ex-leader of the Gulf Cartel to 28 years in prison for organized crime and possession of illegal weapons. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Missing 2-year-old found 44 days after abduction The case of a toddler abducted on June 30 from a market in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, had a happy ending Thursday when authorities rescued the child and returned him to his mother. FULL STORY Family claims lynching victim was innocent A cable television installer who was lynched by an angry mob in San Marcos Tlacoyalco, Puebla, was innocent, his family declared. FULL STORY Bank acknowledges attempted cyberattack but denies data compromised A United States cybersecurity firm has revealed that a cyber attack took place last week against a Mexican bank, although the bank says the attack was unsuccessful and no information was extracted. FULL STORY Maya communities struggle in wake of tropical storm  The storm made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, bringing with it torrential rain that caused major flooding in dozens of Maya communities. FULL STORY Herbicide shortage will have major effect on harvests, farmers warn The agriculture industry is predicting an economic cost of 76 billion pesos this year due to lower harvests as a result of a government-induced shortage of a controversial herbicide. FULL STORY

MEXICO LIFE Guadalajara’s Colimilla Canyon: Art Deco giants and a picturesque river Two huge statues and several rustic hot pools are among the sights John Pint found at this canyon nf the Santiago River. FULL STORY

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Mexico News Today Wednesday, August 12, 2020i

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020

López Obrador calls on two predecessors to testify in Lozoya corruption case The president has called on Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón to testify about alleged corruption during their administrations after ex-Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya linked them to illicit schemes. FULL STORY Mexico has 100 billion pesos budgeted for Covid-19 vaccine: AMLO The president was hopeful that it will be available at no cost. Meanwhile, three companies developing coronavirus vaccines will conduct clinical trials in Mexico between September and January. FULL STORY Share this email and introduce friends to Mexico News Daily Forward

In Tijuana, nightlife and sex trade carry on despite virus Although the Mexico-United States border remains closed to nonessential travel, tourists are still traveling south in search of nightlife, drugs and sex. FULL STORY 900 file complaint against Interjet over cancellations Over 900 customers have filed a collective complaint against the airline with Mexico’s consumer protection agency, citing ongoing cancellations of flights and failure to provide proper compensation. FULL STORY Yucatán extends prohibition The state will remain dry for a month longer than planned in order to maintain its orange, high-risk level on the coronavirus stoplight map. FULL STORY Playa del Carmen prepares to reopen its beaches Despite the fact that Quintana Roo is still at orange on the stoplight risk map, the tourist destination will reopen its beaches between August 20 and 30, using social distancing mechanisms to protect citizens. FULL STORY ADVERTISEMENT Toy sales takes hit although board games see surge While Mexico’s toy industry has suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic, one bright spot has been for board game makers: they have seen a sharp increase in demand from consumers confined to their homes. FULL STORY Spas targeted in human trafficking crackdown Two protests and the arrest of 12 people for sex trafficking have revealed that forced prostitution is just beneath the veneer of sun and sand in Cancún and Playa del Carmen. FULL STORY ‘Open your carport:’ homeowners share their internet for online classes A Durango woman and her daughter are encouraging their fellow Mexicans to open their carport to any student in need of Wi-Fi. FULL STORY Residents of a town in Veracruz venture out to hunt a mythical nahual Dozens of residents of Soledad del Doblado, a town located about 30 kilometers inland from the port of  Veracruz, went on the hunt for a nahual Monday night. FULL STORY Ex-Pemex chief accuses Peña Nieto of using bribes to fund election campaign Former Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya has implicated former president Enrique Peña Nieto and his cabinet minister Luis Videgaray in the Odebrecht case, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said on Tuesday. FULL STORY Teachers set up camp at National Palace to demand positions for grads Members of the CNTE teachers’ union from Michoacán are camped out in Mexico City to demand jobs for the 1,400 teaching school graduates it represents. FULL STORY AMLO's narco-state accusation ‘irresponsible’ Some analysts worry that the latest tiff between President López Obrador and former president Calderón will cast Mexico in a poor light.. FULL STORY 13 dead in bus accident Thirteen people were killed and 24 injured after a bus rolled over on the Mexico City-Toluca highway in México state on Tuesday FULL STORY AMLO accuses beer maker of going ahead with plant President López Obrador has accused Constellation Brands of planning to go ahead and open its new brewery in Mexicali, Baja California, despite the fact that its permits have been rescinded. FULL STORY Former police chief wanted in multimillion-peso contract scam A federal judge has issued arrest warrants for 19 former officials of the Federal Police, including the previous chief of the Mexico City police, for embezzling millions of pesos. FULL STORY Senator scolds his wife for ‘showing too much leg’ A Nuevo León senator was at the center of a trending firestorm on social media after he publicly scolded his wife on an Instagram video. FULL STORY THE MND POLL THE STORY: Oaxaca Congress approves law prohibiting sale of junk food to minors FULL STORY THE QUESTION: Is Oaxaca's junk food prohibition a good idea? VOTE HERE LAST POLL: How would you rate the government's coronavirus strategy? 69% said it was a failure. VIEW FULL RESULTS

OPINION During this difficult situation, it might be time for some stoicism, writes Sarah DeVries.  FULL STORY

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