Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(19 de Abril de 2021)

Health Secretary

- At a press conference, Undersecretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell warned that there are 10 states that show an upward trend in the number of infections. number of infections; the states are the following: Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Colima, Durango, Estado de Mexico, Morelos, Nayarit, Quintana Roo and Tlaxcala. For this reason, he invited the population to reinforce the sanitary measures to avoid a greater increase in the number of cases than that recorded during the first peak of contagion.

- The federal official informed that all higher education personnel working in SEP-approved schools are entitled to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. to receive a vaccine against COVID-19, reiterating that vaccination of educational personnel will begin on April 20 in five states. entities.

- Finally, the Undersecretary concluded the conference by pointing out that it is INE's task to monitor the voting process in order to avoid contagions due to crowds. contagions due to overcrowding.

State Information

(19 de Abril de 2021)

Health Secretary

- The Ministry of Health indicated that it is not possible to use the leftover vaccines in medical personnel, since by federal instructions they have to be transferred to the next municipality that uses the vaccine. The State Government has requested to continue with the vaccination of health personnel, however, these doses have not yet been authorized. vaccination of health personnel; however, these doses have not yet been authorized.

- Dr. Consuela Treviño pointed out that the federal government has not yet sent the indications for the application of vaccines to the 128,309 people working in the education sector in Nuevo Leon. 309 people working in the education sector in Nuevo Leon.

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Main economic news

(20 de Abril de 2021)

- Senate Commissions approve amendments to the Hydrocarbons Law. The opposition criticized the reform, considering that it is expropriatory and goes against the T-MEC (El Financiero). stipulated in the T-MEC (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3n4htHM

- Political uncertainty and populism, the factors of greatest concern about Mexico: PWC CEO survey. Nine out of 10 executives in the country also indicated they were concerned about an increase in their companies' tax burden and highlighted a possible impact and highlighted a possible impact on areas such as cost structure, workforce, as well as cost structure, labor force, as well as their business decisions and plans (El Economista). (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3vbsIRH

- Changes to U.S. Tax Code Proposed in Wake of Pandemic. Congress must balance three factors: how much it will raise, who will bear the tax burden and the impact on the GDP (El Economista). the tax burden and the impact on the GDP (El Economista). https://bit.ly/2QGjddY

World News

- The forgotten victims of COVID-19: 100 million more poor people "In addition, as a result of the pandemic, the number of people affected by chronic hunger has risen by 130 million. million people affected by chronic hunger." https://bit.ly/3gvmo30

- Sputnik V has an effectiveness of 97.6% against COVID-19 in the real world. After analyzing data from nearly 4 million people who have already received two doses of the Russian people who have already received two doses of the Russian vaccine, it has one of the "best protection rates," according to Moscow. one 'of the best protection rates,' according to Moscow." https://bit.ly/3eao7Is

- U.S. Expects to Resume Vaccination with J&J Next Week "Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Application in U.S. Could Resume Next Week of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S. could resume next week, White House advisor White House advisor Anthony Fauci said." https://bit.ly/3xanbfW