Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(November 04, 2020)

Health Secretary

- The Director of Epidemiology, Dr. José Luis Alomía, emphasized that hospital reconversion and expansion plans to address COVID-19 begin when the entities report more than 50% of hospital occupancy. Among the institutions that support the strategies include IMSS, INSABI and SEDENA.

- Regarding a possible resurgence, Dr. Alomía mentions that the country is currently in an average plateau with an upward trend. there is no tendency of a marked resurgence because most of the entities are with decreases or plateaus in their contagions. in their contagions.

- Regarding the measures taken by the various states to reopen or restrict activities, the Director pointed out that each entity makes decisions based on the trends observed. decisions are made by each entity based on the trends observed.

- The Undersecretary of Health, Dr. Hugo Lopez-Gatell, called on the States to coordinate, cooperate and dialogue on the measures that can be implemented. measures that can be implemented. He called for putting aside politicization and opening a dialogue with the various sectors of the citizenry, including business chambers and civil society organizations. including business chambers and civil society organizations.

- Regarding the clinical trials to be carried out in the country with the CanSino and Janssen vaccine, Dr. Lopez-Gatell mentioned that there is a Committee on Ethics, Biosafety and Research that approves the protocols presented by the pharmaceutical companies, which are then and then go through COFEPRIS. He mentioned that there will not be a public call and said that soon the Janssen vaccine will be tested in the United States. Janssen's vaccine will soon be tested in 10 clinical sites.

State Information

(November 04, 2020)

Health Secretary

- Dr. Manuel de la O, Secretary of State Health, indicated that it is unlikely that a vaccine will be available this year.

- After receiving a comment about the lack of attention from the municipalities to attend to the complaints of neighbors who violate the Decree's norms, Dr. de la O mentioned that he will speak with the Municipal Public Health Directors to ask them to the Decree, Dr. de la O mentioned that he will talk to the Municipal Public Health Directors to ask for their cooperation. their cooperation.

- When asked about the possibility of changing to a Red Traffic Light, the Secretary did not rule it out, since in our State there are more tests performed in private hospitals, which means that there are more patients diagnosed with the disease. tests performed in private hospitals, which means that there are more patients diagnosed.

- He mentioned that tests with the CanSino vaccine will be carried out at the Hospital Metropolitano, with the participation of one thousand patients who will previously comply with the approved protocol. patients who will previously comply with the approved protocol.

- The Secretary informed that more than 473 thousand influenza vaccines have been administered. He thanked the support of the former Secretary of Health, Dr. José Narro Robles, who has been helping to obtain more vaccines abroad. José Narro Robles, who has been helping to obtain more vaccines abroad.

- Finally, the Secretary ruled out the application of the Prohibition Law in the State.

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Main economic news

(November 04, 2020)

- Crude oil rises on better demand prospects. For analysts, risk appetite is the main risk appetite is the main explanation for the price increase (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3k1vRgB

- Business confidence in economic activity improves. The Business Confidence Business Confidence Indicator (ICE) rose in the three sectors considered by Inegi to its highest level since March (El Financiero). its highest level since March (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/389sXV1

- SAT increases its tax receivables portfolio by 52 billion pesos. It is part of the tax authorities strategy to recover debts. At the end of September, the total portfolio of tax total tax receivables portfolio increased to 900,868 million pesos (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/2GqLT63

World News

- Germany defends the usefulness of remdesivir in patients with COVID-19. The German health minister on Tuesday defended his decision to buy additional supplies of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, saying the antiviral of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, saying that the antiviral from U.S. drugmaker Gilead is useful especially in early U.S. drugmaker Gilead's antiviral is useful especially in the early stages of the disease. stages of the disease. https://reut.rs/3kZitey

- Experts warn that second wave of covid-19 in Europe will not be the last. This second wave of coronavirus infections in Europe will not be the last to hit the continent, as new "successive" episodes are expected to follow. Europe, as new "successive" episodes are expected to follow "during the end of the boreal winter" and spring. the end of the northern winter" and the spring, warned the members of the scientific council advising members of the scientific council advising the French government. https://bit.ly/34V4MYr

- China reports 17 new cases of coronavirus. The National Health Commission reported that 17 new cases of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus were detected on Tuesday, 15 of them to travelers from abroad, while the other two were local infections of the Xinjiang the other two were local infections from the outbreak in the Xinjiang region. https://bit.ly/3650j4u