More than three months after COVID-19 infections peaked in Mexico City, the local government announced Friday that the public hospital network dedicated to fighting the disease is experiencing its lowest rate occupancy of the pandemic. One year after the country…
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Mexico rises above 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
Mexico topped 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 175,000 deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, though officials concede that the country’s extremely low rate of testing means the real figures are much higher. The Health Department said 8,683 cases and…
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Mexico surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases; more than 175,000 deaths
Elderly residents rest after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at Milpa Alta municipality in Mexico City, Mexico February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s total number of coronavirus cases crossed 2 million with another 8,683 cases…
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Official: Mexico nears approval of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
Mexico was on the verge of approving the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V following the publication of early results of an advanced study, Mexican officials said Tuesday. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo López-Gatell, the government’s pandemic spokesman, said that the health…
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Mexico sees 2nd straight day of 20,000 coronavirus cases
Mexico posted its second straight day of more than 20,000 coronavirus cases Saturday, suggesting a surge in a country already struggling in many areas with overflowing hospitals. There were 20,523 newly confirmed cases Saturday, after 21,366 infections were reported Friday….
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Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use
Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December, about 82% of the doses the country has received. The…
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Mexico to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccines
Mexico will receive its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday. “What they are confirming to us is that the first shipment to Mexico will arrive tomorrow,” he said. The first 1.4 million…
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500 years ago, another epidemic swept Mexico: smallpox
There were mass cremations of bodies; entire families died and the inhabitants of the city, afraid to pull their bodies out, simply collapsed their homes on top of them to bury them on the spot. The scene, beyond even the…
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