Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(28 de Diciembre de 2020)

Health Secretary

- Ruy Lopez Ridaura, Director General of CENAPRECE, indicated that the traffic light is valid for two weeks, so the changes will be reflected on January 1st. He explained that, in Mexico, the week is opening with a 13% decrease in coronavirus cases, so it is possible that we will enter a new plateau (stagnation). We may enter a new plateau (stagnation), so he called on the population to maintain health measures.

- Ruy Lopez Riadura pointed out that the best way to combat COVID is to reduce the mobility of the population so he insisted to staying at home and not going out if it is not necessary.

- Finally, he emphasized the hospital conversion efforts in the Valley of Mexico and the rest of the country, in addition to the fact that to date, 9,579 people have been vaccinated in the health sector. 9,579 people in the health sector have been vaccinated to date.

State Information

(28 de Diciembre de 2020)

Health Secretary

- Dr. Amalia Becerra, deputy director of the Metropolitan Hospital, reported that the number of cases of COVID19 requiring hospitalization has increased in the last 15 days. the last 15 days, so she stressed the importance of going to the doctor when the first symptoms appear.

- Regarding the vaccines, he mentioned that the SEDENA and military hospitals will be in charge of the application and custody of the vaccine in the first phase.

- So far, Nuevo Leon will not have its own vaccination schedule; however, the possibility that private laboratories may acquire vaccines directly from foreign laboratories is being studied. the possibility that private laboratories may acquire vaccines directly from foreign laboratories is being studied, due to the announcement published yesterday by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Obrador.

- Finally, he announced that they are considering the possibility of moving less serious patients from COVID19 to other hospitals in the state health system in order to reduce hospital occupancy in the metropolitan area. This is in order to reduce hospital occupancy in the hospitals in the metropolitan area.

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Main economic news

(December 29, 2020)

- AMLO gives his Christmas present to the oil companies: he lets them pay their taxes in installments. their taxes in installments. The president pointed out that among the reasons for the decision are the fall in crude prices and the the fall in crude oil prices and the 'oil war' that Saudi Arabia unleashed at the beginning of the year (El Financiero). Saudi Arabia unleashed at the beginning of the year (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/38KjvGb

- Moody's, Diaz de Leon and markets achieve a pause in the change to Banxico's law. Banxico. The conversations held by the governor of Banxico with the legislators were legislators have been taken into account; the first two weeks of January will be decisive (El Economista). January will be decisive (El Economista). https://bit.ly/37YYUPr

- Job recovery in Mexico was faster than in previous crises. previous crises. In the last four months, Mexico recovered 50% of the formal jobs lost after the formal jobs that were lost after the crisis generated by the coronavirus. (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3o07jaJ

World News

- Trump reverses course and signs economic aid plan to fight coronavirus against the coronavirus. "Congress also approved a major funding bill through September 2021 for President-elect Joe Biden's administration. President-elect Joe Biden's administration." https://bit.ly/3pA512B

- Coronavirus in China: journalist who covered outbreak in Wuhan sentenced to 4 years in prison journalist who covered the beginning of the outbreak in Wuhan "Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen reporter who covered the beginning of the outbreak in Wuhan, was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Zhan, a Chinese citizen reporter who covered the start of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, has been outbreak in Wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in prison. prison." https://bbc.in/37S63Rt

- Novavax initiates phase 3 trials for its Covid-19 vaccine in the US Covid-19 vaccine in the US. "The biotech company began phase 3 trials for a vaccine against Covid-19, becoming trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, making it the fifth company to enter the final the fifth company to enter the final stages of trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, making it the fifth company to enter the final stages of trials for a coronavirus serum in the US. serum against the coronavirus in the country." https://bit.ly/37X4n9r