Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(August 31, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- The changes to the indicators that will be used for the federal COVID-19 traffic light have been presented. These have been generated with the contributions of the Governors and the Ministry of Health.

- It has been commented that a group of technical experts is already working on the applicable guidelines so that pharmaceutical companies can conduct part of the clinical phase vaccine trials in Mexico. companies to conduct part of the clinical phase vaccine trials in Mexico.

State Information

(August 31, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- Secretary Manuel de la O has commented that the mayors of the state have agreed to carry out operations to check and suspend establishments and spaces that do not comply with the and suspension of establishments and spaces that do not respect the restriction measures, including spaces where events and rentals of quintas are held. where events and quintas rentals are held.

- Approximately 1,500 people have come to the Ministry of Health to donate plasma to treat COVID-19 patients, of whom 60% has not had the necessary antibodies. COVID-19 patients, of which 60% has not had the necessary antibodies.

- A total of 291 critically ill patients on ventilators are reported.

- This weekend, 20 establishments (bars and restaurants) have been closed as a result of the operations being carried out by the Secretary of Health to confirm that health measures are being respected. Health Secretary to confirm that health measures are being respected.

Number of cases

Economic Situation

Financial indicators

Main economic news

(August 31, 2020)

- VAT collection, the largest drop since the 2009 crisis. Analysts point out that lower Value Added Tax revenues are associated with lower consumption and job losses. consumption and loss of employment; for 2021, the bet on greater taxation will be maintained (El Economista). greater fiscalization will be maintained for 2021 (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3lypqUu

- They ask for an Economic Package for recovery. Specialists indicate that the country's that the country's public finances are in a critical situation, so a budget that contributes to the to contribute to economic reactivation (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3lxA7qn

- Foreigners reduce debt holdings from 28.57TP3T to 22.9% for the year. In 2018, 36% of government debt securities were held by foreigners (El Economista). Economist). https://bit.ly/3bgDZqT

World News

- Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world exceed 25 million. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world surpassed 25 million on Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The educational institution registers 25 million 57,670 individuals infected with the disease. disease. https://bit.ly/3lBQ1zO

- U.S. seeks to accelerate vaccine approval. Stephen M. Hahn, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), informed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States, reported that the agency is willing to that the agency is willing to speed up, as soon as possible, the authorization of the vaccine and other medicines to combat the vaccine and other medicines to combat COVIDF-19, which has become a key element in the plans for key part of Donald Trump's plans to seek reelection on November 3. November 3. https://bit.ly/2YPDbEw

- India registered more than 78,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day. India recorded 78,512 new COVID-19 cases 512,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, maintaining an upward trend in the upward trend in the spike of infections. The Ministry of Health reported another 948 deaths on Monday, for a total of 64,469 fatalities. The The new figures brought the total number of infections in the country to 3.6 million since the start of the pandemic. since the beginning of the pandemic. https://bit.ly/2YPVmtC