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Information Federal Gov.

(April 15, 2020)

- The Agreement adding the transitory provisions to the Operating Rules of the Microcredit for Wellbeing 2020 Program has been published in the DOF, where the changes announced by the President to the "Tandas para el Bienestar 2020" program are included. Microcredits for Welfare 2020 Program, where the changes announced by the President to the "Tandas para el Bienestar" program were welfare". Find here the Agreement: https://bit.ly/2K4u22X

- Undersecretary López-Gatell announced that they are working on a change to the protocol for deaths, with the objective of no longer cremating the bodies of persons deceased by COVID-19, as this might not respect various health and safety regulations. cremating the bodies of people who have died from COVID-19, as this may not respect various health and missing persons regulations. missing persons.

- The Undersecretary also announced that in virtual meetings that have been held with the Secretaries of Health of the different States, have called for the hospital conversion to continue, in order to have enough beds to attend COVID-19 patients, especially when Phase 3 is about to begin. patients of COVID-19, especially when Phase 3 is about to begin.

- In a morning conference, AMLO called on health specialists to participate in the hiring program to reduce the country's health personnel deficit to address the COVID-19 pandemic. the country's health personnel deficit to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Information

(April 15, 2020)

- Through a virtual conference, the presidents of Nuevo León, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Tamaulipas agreed with authorities from the state of Texas and representatives of the U.S. federal and representatives of the U.S. federal administration, to define a mutual agenda to combat the coronavirus contingency bilaterally. to bilaterally combat the coronavirus contingency. The meeting was attended by the governors of Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon. On the Texas side, members of the House of Representatives, consuls general of Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Laredo, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon participated in the meeting. Nuevo León, Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros; the head of the Border Trade and Security Council and border protection, security and health border protection, security and health authorities, among others.

- In a daily conference, the Secretary of Health mentioned that from now on it will be mandatory to use masks in public transportation. public transportation.

- The mayors of the municipalities of Hualahuises, Ciénega de Flores and Hidalgo have announced that there will be a curfew as of this week, as part of the response to COVID-19. this week, as part of the response to COVID-19.

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Main economic news

(April 15, 2020)

- Mexican blends plunge 10% due to global oil oversupply. The closed at US$15.30 per barrel, a drop of 10.84% (Forbes). 10.84% (Forbes). https://bit.ly/2RHwGA9

- Fiscal stimulus for Covid-19 will come at a high cost, but will avoid a deep and lasting depression: IMF. depression: IMF. The IMF warns that the size of Covid-19's impact of Covid-19 on public finances is highly uncertain at this point in time and will depend not only on the and will depend not only on the duration of the pandemic, but also on the speed of the economic recovery (IMF). on the speed of the economic recovery (El Economista). https://bit.ly/2RH7ppD

- These are the two stages of crude oil production cuts agreed by Mexico with OPEC+. Mexico with OPEC+. In the pact, the countries decided to cut 23% of oil production, while Mexico will cut 6%, as a production, while Mexico will cut 6%, as part of the first stage, explained Rocío part of the first stage, explained Rocío Nahle (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/2VuI4jP

World News

- Trump announces that the U.S. is suspending funding to the WHO. The U.S. president said on Tuesday that the U.S. provides between The United States annually provides between 400 and 500 million dollars to the World Health Organization. https://bit.ly/2wK4o0A

- PAHO to distribute 4.5 million tests for COVID-19. The Americas is on the verge of experiencing the 'full force' of the pandemic full force' of the pandemic, remarked Carissa Etienne, the agency's director. https://bit.ly/2XBXhCk

- European Union analyzes how to end the COVID-19 quarantine... and the challenge is doubled. The bloc wants to end the chaos caused by the various restrictions imposed by countries in the region due to the pandemic. https://bit.ly/3bdiUwJ

- Canada still far from abandoning COVID-19 containment: Trudeau. Canada's prime minister warned that the country will remain with certain country will remain with certain measures until a vaccine against COVID-19 is developed. https://bit.ly/3eorrin

- Trump administration and states clash over reopening economy before COVID-19. Trump, who has repeatedly expressed repeatedly expressed a desire to reopen the economy, insisted over the weekend that he has 'total' authority to decide when and how restrictions are loosened. when and how restrictions are loosened. https://bit.ly/2K8D6nG

- Peru is already the second country in LA with more cases of COVID-19, why? Because it increased testing. Medical personnel medical personnel are performing more than 10,000 tests per day, compared to about 1,000 a week before. https://bit.ly/2XDkm7R