On Sun., Jan. 10, the Tamaulipas government reported the first patient in Mexico with a new strain of COVID-19 called B117. According to the Department of Health, the patient has been intubated since Saturday.
Author: Tristán Vázquez (Tristán Vázquez)
Guanajuato Continues on Red Light
Guanajuato’s Department of Health announced that the state will continue operating under red epidemiological traffic light until Jan. 17.
Doctor with Adverse Reactions to the COVID-19 Vaccine Now in Stable Condition
According to the Ministry of Health, a 32-year-old doctor from the General Hospital in Monclova, Coahuila who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was hospitalized after presenting an allergic reaction half an hour after the dose was applied.
AMLO Offers Political Asylum to Julian Assange, Founder of WikiLeaks
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced in his morning conference this week that Mexico is "in a position" to offer political asylum to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange.
Art opening “Permanent Painting”
On Friday, December 11, the art exhibition “Permanent Painting” opened at the Cardinal Gallery on Mesones 76A, in San Miguel de Allende. Nine Mexican artists are featured in what Curator Ixchel Ledesma calls an exhibition of contemporary art which seeks to “evoke” and “question” the meaning of painting.
New Beginnings by Mildred Veitia
La artista venezolana Mildred Veitia donó el cuadro “New Beginnings” (nuevos comienzos), para la Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, la obra está exhibida en el interior de la biblioteca a un costado de las escaleras.
Facemasks for Communities of San Miguel
The charitable organization Amigos al 100 in conjunction with Casa Dragones donated KN95-style facemasks to the Patronato Pro Niños, La Biblioteca and the San Miguel Red Cross, to then be distributed to San Miguel communities that need them. The masks were designed by the Mexican fashion designer Carla Fernández with spaces for filters that help...
Mexico’s Vaccination Plan
Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo López Gatell, announced in the president's Dec. 8 morning conference that the coverage goal for the mass vaccination plan against COVID-19 is to vaccinate at least 75 percent of the population aged 16 and over by the end of 2021.
Urban Gallery in San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel de Allende’s Department of Culture and Traditions started the “urban gallery” project through which, in its first edition, the Malanquín “cajón” bridge has been decorated by 10 artists originating from or residing in San Miguel. It will be the first urban gallery in the state of Guanajuato. Guadalajara, Querétaro and Monterrey have previously...
Guanajuato and the Federalist Alliance
The 10 governors who comprise the Federalist Alliance spoke out against next year's federal budget for the states. On Oct. 26 each state broadcasted a synchronized proclamation in opposition by governors, citizens and government officials.