Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(July 15, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- Undersecretary Lopez-Gatell commented that of the more than 150 projects under review worldwide for possible vaccines for COVID-19, 3 are already at a very advanced stage. Once these projects are accepted, international agencies and private initiative international organizations and the private sector would be in charge of generating the appropriate strategy to ensure a level playing field in terms of access to this vaccine. access to this vaccine.

- It has also been mentioned that proposals have been received from Governors to change the federal risk traffic light strategy to a biweekly basis. to have a biweekly duration. Undersecretary López-Gatell has commented that they have not yet made a decision on this, but for the time being they will continue to use this tool as it has been proposed from the beginning. for the time being, they will continue to use this tool as it has been proposed from the beginning.

State Information

(July 15, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- Regarding the hospital occupancy report published by the Federal Ministry of Health during the daily conference on COVID19 , where Nuevo Leon had the highest bed occupancy figure in the country, it was commented that this report is derived from the hospitals that are part of the IRAG Network. hospitals that make up the IRAG Network. Within this network, Nuevo Leon only reports 20 hospitals as a sample of the statewide total, when there are 30 hospitals that report the highest bed occupancy in the country. The federal figures are higher because of the 30 hospitals that attend COVID-19 cases.

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Main economic news

(July 15, 2020)

- Mexico will lose investment grade before 2022. Managers surveyed by Bank of America Securities are now more concerned about the U.S. slowdown than the impact of the pandemic on the local economy. the impact of the pandemic on the local economy (El Economista). Economist). https://bit.ly/2ZwOnGR

- Half a dozen countries support my candidacy to head the WTO, says Seade. The Undersecretary for North America of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs the organization's General Council, as part of the selection process for the new head (El Financiero). selection process (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/2CyReWT

- U.S. banks set aside $28 billion for credit losses. credit losses. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, reported a record $10.5 billion in provisions for credit losses. of $10.5 billion in provisions for credit losses. "We don't know We don't know what the future holds. This is not a normal recession," he said, adding that the bank was "prepared for the worst-case scenario" (El Economista). https://bit.ly/32kbNAV

World News

- PAHO seeks for Latin America and the Caribbean to receive subsidized vaccine for COVID. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is working to ensure that the most vulnerable countries in Latin America and the Caribbean receive a vaccine against COVID. countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to receive a vaccine against COVID-19 at a "subsidized" price -once the COVID-19 vaccine at a "subsidized" price -once it becomes available-, said PAHO Director Carissa Etienne, who said the agency's director, Carissa Etienne, at a time when the region is home to 60 percent of the new region accounts for 60 percent of new cases. https://bit.ly/2ZsLwPe

- New wave of virus could leave 120,000 deaths in the United Kingdom. A second wave of coronavirus of coronavirus could cause some 120,000 new deaths in the United Kingdom this winter, British government medical new deaths, according to British government medical advisors. https://bit.ly/2Onq5ZA

- Belgium has a day without deaths due to Covid-19. Belgium reported on Tuesday that for the first time since March 10 there were no deaths related to the virus in 24 hours. the virus in 24 hours. https://bit.ly/3h2FJpC

- Tokyo raises its COVID-19 alert to the highest level due to increasing number of infections. infections. Yuriko Koike, the city's governor, asked the population to avoid entering restaurants and bars that do not follow to avoid entering restaurants and bars that do not follow the protocols to prevent the disease. to prevent the spread of the disease. https://bit.ly/2Oxzaih