Mexico will soon begin exporting AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccines to other Latin American nations under a joint production agreement with Argentina. A first shipment of 800,000 doses will be sent to Argentina this weekend, while Mexico will also receive its first batch.
The Federal Aviation Administration downgraded its air safety rating for Mexico, prohibiting that country's carriers from adding service to the US. Mexican carriers can continue to operate existing service with the lower rating, but they can't add new service or routes.
Schools in Queretaro, Mexico are getting ready to reopen with the help of Benebot, a robot that can detect Covid-19 and other diseases. The robot has medical-grade cameras, temperature sensors and AI software capable of evaluating in seconds whether or not a child has some kind of health problem.
To continue to limit the spread of COVID between the United States and Mexico, non-essential border travel restrictions will remain in place for another month. Binational talks are proceeding to relax restrictions beginning on June 22, Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday.
Mexico said Wednesday it expects to finally start shipping AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from a private fill-and-finish plant by the end of May, after a delay of nearly three months. The vaccine is produced in Argentina, but the active ingredient is shipped to Mexico to be mixed and bottled.
Mexican Andrea Meza was crowned Miss Universe at a Sunday gala held on the outskirts of Miami, Florida. Meza, a 26-year-old software engineer, will take the third Miss Universe crown back to Mexico, after Lupita Jones, who won in 1991, and Ximena Navarrete in 2010.
A team of paleontologists in Mexico have identified a new species of dinosaur after finding its 72 million-year-old fossilized remains almost a decade ago, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History reported. The new species, Tlatolophus galorum, was identified as a crested dinosaur
Mexican authorities forecast up to 39 named storms during the 2021 hurricane season, which will once again be 'above average,' after beginning with 'Andres' on May 9 - the earliest on record. Between 14-20 tropical storms are predicted for the Mexican Pacific, where Puerto Vallarta is located.
585,000 doses of anti-covid vaccine arrived at the Mexico City International Airport on Tuesday, and another 1.5 million are expected this week. According to officials, Mexico expects to receive almost a million and a half doses of vaccines every week between now and the end of June.
Trade entails, among other things, the swift transportation of local goods to the global market. An ambitious tri-national project, the USMCA Corridor, aims to improve logistics across the three countries through a rail line that will link numerous cities from Sinaloa to Canada.
