Mexico's Velas Resorts and sister company VHealthy, a Mexican provider of certified medical equipment, join forces in the fight against COVID-19 by donating 20,000 face masks to hospitals and organizations in Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Los Cabos and Riviera Maya.
In a bid to stop the healthcare system in Mexico City from becoming overwhelmed, the paddock club area of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is being transformed into a makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients. The temporary hospital is expected to open next week.
As the country faces another month of quarantine, a new crisis looms on the horizon: Mexico is running out of beer. The government closure of breweries in April has caused shortages in convenience stores, which are seeing income plummet by as much as 40 percent.
A consortium of companies controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim has won the competition to build the second section of the Mexican government's ambitious Mayan Train project, Mexico's tourist development agency Fonatur announced with great fanfare last week.
The EU and Mexico announced Tuesday that they have concluded a trade agreement four years in the making. Mexico is the EU's second-largest trading partner in Latin America, after Brazil, and is responsible for €66 billion in products and services each year.
International Worker's Day commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. Though many Mexican workers don't have a lot to celebrate this year, May 1st is a Federal holiday known as 'Dia del Trabajo,' with banks and government offices closed.
Mexico has once again delayed the legalization of marijuana. The decision, originally set for April 30, was postponed due to the pandemic. Because of this delay, lawmakers have to pass a bill during their next legislative session, scheduled for Sept 1 to Dec 15.
On Friday, Avocados From Mexico announced its Guac & Beyond Contest to help chefs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The contest was designed to offer foodservice professionals some financial support and encourage chefs to share their creative and delicious ideas for guacamole.
All around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has left people scrambling for protective face coverings. But in Mexico, where the masked stars of 'lucha libre' wrestling are already cultural icons, people are using their colorful masks to ward off the disease in style.
Airbnb announced that the global Frontline Stays program will be activated in Mexico starting Monday, April 27, in alliance with the Mexican Red Cross, in order to provide health workers with comfortable and convenient places to stay while they work to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
