Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(August 04, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- Undersecretary Lopez-Gatell has reiterated that there is no conflict on his part with the Governors of the country. He has commented that the The President has commented that the most important thing at this time is the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially from technical elements based on science. science-based technical elements.

- It has also been stated that at no time has the Government of Mexico considered using the phenomenon known as "herd immunity" as a strategy to respond to the pandemic. "herd immunity" as a strategy to respond to the pandemic. This is due to various questions about the use of these strategies in other countries. strategies in other countries.

- López-Gatell has commented that the implementation of these strategies are complex decisions that can have extremely dangerous consequences for the population when taken lightly without adequate analysis. consequences for the population when taken lightly without adequate analysis.

- He also commented that we are working on the preparation of guidelines for the return to work for the entities of the Federal public administration, which will be used to generate guidelines for state and municipal administrations. Federal public administration, which will be used to generate guidelines for state and municipal administrations.

- An Agreement has been published in the DOF to add a series of new essential activities related to the manufacture and sale of school supplies. sale of school supplies.

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State Information

(August 04, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- Manuel de la O commented that although today there was a considerable reduction in the number of people hospitalized, it is not yet time to declare victory, since this has only happened today and has not been a constant decrease in previous days. to claim victory as this has only happened today and has not been a constant decrease in previous days.

Secretary of Education of Nuevo Leon

- In view of the announcements made by the SEP at the federal level regarding the beginning of the online school year, the Secretary of Education in Nuevo León commented that that the curriculum and some of the activities proposed by the federal entity would be followed, but that several local actions would also be integrated, such as the training of teachers, parents and parents in the use of online technologies. local actions, such as training teachers and parents in the use of information technologies.

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Economic Situation

Financial indicators

Main economic news

(August 04, 2020)

- The SAT doubled the profitability of tax audits. Ten years ago 50.9 pesos were recovered for every peso invested in them; the effectiveness of the audits was 97 percent (El Economista). audits was 97 percent (El Economista). https://bit.ly/33w4Ihz

- Goodbye, surplus: Treasury projects a 127.5 billion pesos deficit in public finances in 2020. in 2020. The agency expects the negative balance to reach -0.6 percent of GDP this year, from an initial forecast of -0.4 percent of GDP. percent of GDP this year, from an initial forecast of -0.4 percent (El Financiero). Financiero). https://bit.ly/2DjYhmL

- Exporting companies will lose up to 17 benefits due to new government rules. governmental rules. The first resolution of modifications to the General Foreign Trade Rules for 2020 of Foreign Trade for 2020 eliminated several prerogatives (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3i6gNOf

World News

- Russia will supply anti-COVID drug to seven Latin American countries. The government signed an agreement to deliver to South Africa and seven Latin American countries an antiviral drug approved by Russian Latin American countries an antiviral drug approved by the Russian authorities to treat COVID-19, its sovereign wealth fund to treat COVID-19, its sovereign wealth fund said. https://bit.ly/2XnZfoP

- China and WHO plan to trace origin of new coronavirus. Experts from the United Nations experts visited the nation in recent weeks in order to identify 'clues' leading to the to identify 'clues' leading to where the outbreak that has triggered the COVID-19 pandemic began. triggered the COVID-19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/3fsSuse

- The United States will pay $2.1 billion to Sanofi and GSK for $50 million for Covid-19 vaccines. million for Covid-19 vaccines. Sanofi SA and GlaxoSmithKline Plc have also announced that they are in advanced talks to supply up to 300 million doses of the experimental million doses of the experimental vaccine to the European Union. https://bit.ly/2XrBMTO