Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(August 14, 2020)

Secretary of Foreign Affairs

- Following the announcement of the alliance between the Governments of Mexico and Argentina, the University of Oxford, the Slim Foundation and the company AstraZeneca, a communiqué has been published with information on how this alliance will work in the search for the production of the first AstraZeneca, a press release has been published with information on how this alliance will work in the search for the production of the vaccine for COVID-19 when it is approved later this year. the vaccine for COVID-19 when it is approved at the end of this year.

Find the full press release here: https://bit.ly/323XFub

State Information

(August 14, 2020)

Secretary of Health

- The following measures were reported on the economic reopening process:

- Shopping malls, restaurants and food services, churches and worship centers, hotels, public and private parks and sports clubs will be open Monday to Sunday from 5 AM to 10 PM. sports clubs, will be open Monday through Sunday from 5 AM to 10 PM. All with a maximum capacity of 30% and with specific restrictions on services specific restrictions on services such as gyms in hotels and sports clubs or social halls in shopping malls.

- The activities of bars, canteens, concerts, mass events, conferences, congresses, casinos, rental of villas, stadiums, event halls, spa halls, circuses, tattoo studios, etc. are still suspended. stadiums, event halls, spa rooms, circuses, tattoo studios.

- The Governor commented that those businesses and stores that do not respect the measures will be suspended in their entirety.

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Main economic news

(August 14, 2020)

- Banxico takes the rate to 4.50%; it has now declined 10 times. The decision was made by a majority majority at Banco de México's Board of Governors, with only one vote in favor of a 25 basis point cut (El Economista). a 25 basis point cut (El Economista). https://bit.ly/33YmcTL

- Commissions in the Afore have become 'onerous' for workers: Consar. The average commission per account holder has risen at an average annual rate of 4 percent since the 4 percent since the beginning of the current administration (1 percent in real terms) (El Financiero). percent in real terms) (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3kIRaW3

- Employment recovery will not be uniform, experts warn. Specialists at the EF Meet Point that re-hiring and the generation of new vacancies will depend on the economy, the will depend on the economy, the health ministry's traffic lights and the demand for goods and services (El Financiero). demand for goods and services (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3fXydeC

World News

- Estimated 200,000 deaths from Covid in the US. In the United States, 200,000 people have died people more than usual since last March, 60,000 more deaths than those directly linked to the new coronavirus, according to an analysis by the directly linked to the new coronavirus, according to an analysis by The New York Times based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The New York Times based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention. https://bit.ly/310JaIh

- Covid hospitalizations drop in Texas. Texas reported fewer than 7,000 patients hospitalized with coronavirus for the first time in six weeks. Without However, testing has declined in the state, a trend seen across the U.S., as health experts worry seen across the U.S., as health experts worry that people who do not have symptoms may not be that people who do not have symptoms are not bothering to seek testing because of long lines and the prospect because of long lines and the prospect of days of waiting for results. results. https://bit.ly/30Tk263

- WHO calls for more funding for the international anti-CoVID device. Covid-19. The WHO on Thursday called for urgent funding for the international to accelerate access to the tools to fight Covid-19, the so-called "ACT Accelerator", which aims to against Covid-19, the so-called "ACT Accelerator", which aims to ensure that all countries have access to tests, treatments and countries access to tests, treatments and vaccines. https://bit.ly/3iFAGvT