Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(August 17, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- An update of the Covid-19 Federal Traffic Light has been presented, highlighting that only 6 states remain in red (maximum risk), while one state has gone to yellow (medium risk) and the rest of the country, including Nuevo Leon, is in yellow (medium risk). (maximum risk) while one state has changed to yellow (medium risk) and the rest of the country, including Nuevo León, are in orange (high risk). orange (high risk).

- The President commented that they are still receiving comments and suggestions from the Governors regarding improvements in the measurement and operation of this traffic light, but for the time being it will continue to work as usual. and operation of this traffic light, but for the time being it will continue to work as usual.

- It has also been commented that the Secretary of Health has not made provisions for the cancellation of electoral periods, so there will be no changes in the processes to be carried out this year. there will be no changes in the processes to be carried out this year. Lopez-Gatell commented that INE will be in charge of determining if there is a possibility that something will have to change in the electoral process. the possibility that something may have to change in the electoral process due to the pandemic.

- Undersecretary Lopez-Gatell has mentioned that there should be no skipping steps in the review phases for vaccine approval for COVID-19 both at the international level and at the federal health authorities. for COVID-19 both at the international level and at the federal health authorities.

- He also commented that, as has already been mentioned by other presidents, including the President, it is estimated that the vaccine could be ready by the first quarter of 2021 in Mexico. be ready for the first quarter of 2021 in Mexico.

State Information

(August 17, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- The Secretary commented that there is no need to request a second test 14 days after the detection of the virus. virus. He also mentioned that no company should request this requirement to its employees who are going to return to work after being in isolation due to the virus. after being in isolation due to the virus.

- It has been mentioned that Nuevo Leon is the third place in deaths due to Covid-19 in the country.

- The governor has reiterated that the events for the Independence Day celebrations at the state and municipal level will be suspended in order to avoid the agglomeration of people and the people and thus the spread of Covid-19.

- When questioned about whether the pandemic would affect the beginning of next year's electoral process, the governor commented that at this time the priority for Nuevo Leon is to attend to the pandemic and not the elections. commented that at this time the priority for Nuevo Leon is the attention to the pandemic and not the elections.

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Main economic news

(August 17, 2020)

- Low growth in the country is explained by the deterioration of the rule of law: IMF. Regulatory quality and corruption control are aspects that also have an impact (El Economista). are also factors (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3hgw1jC

- In 7 months, 1.5 million Mexicans requested a partial unemployment withdrawal in their Afores: Consar unemployment in their Afores: Consar. The amount of partial unemployment withdrawals registered an increase of 64.2%, with respect to January-July 2019 (El Financiero). 2019 (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/2EcxEQM

- Stimuli are necessary to accelerate economic growth: specialists. Specialists estimate that, although the global economy has already begun to emerge from the crisis, the process is still out of the crisis, the process is still long and could take at least four years (El Economista). Economist). https://bit.ly/31WTfVS

World News

- New Zealand postpones elections due to COVID-19 outbreak. The elections were scheduled for September 19, but will now be held on October 17. Opposition parties had called for a postponement after the outbreak prompted the government last week to impose two weeks of outbreak prompted the government last week to impose a two-week quarantine in Auckland and quarantine in Auckland and suspend campaign events. https://bit.ly/3g4Ys2H

- Russia starts production of its new vaccine against COVID-19. "The production of the vaccine against the new COVID-19 coronavirus, developed by the Russian production of the vaccine against the new coronavirus COVID-19, developed by the Federal Epidemiology and Microbiology Research Center the Federal Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology NF Gamaleya, has begun," it said in a statement quoted by Russia's Tass news agency. news agency Tass. https://bit.ly/3gcsDoZ

- Italy sanctions 455,000 people for disobeying quarantine. The government ordered a nationwide quarantine on March 11 in an attempt to curb COVID-19. COVID-19. Citizens were allowed to go out to do essential work or buy food in a country that had become food in a country that became the epicenter of the virus in Europe.