Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(15 de Abril de 2021)

Health Secretary

- In an afternoon press conference, Dr. José Luis Alomía informed that COFEPRIS released a lot of 670,000 vaccines from Cansino Pharmaceuticals for its application in the country. pharmaceutical company Cansino for its application in national territory. It should be recalled that this vaccine has the quality of only needing a single dose to achieve immunity against the disease. only one dose to achieve immunity against Coronavirus.

- The federal official indicated that from time to time he will have as guests the State Health Secretaries, who will give an overview of the epidemic management and vaccination program in their states. a perspective on epidemic management and the vaccination program in their states.

- On this occasion, Dr. Olivia Lopez, Secretary of Health of Mexico City, was present and added that the CDMX has followed a strategy of brigades for primary care at home and macro kiosks for COVID patients. CDMX has followed a strategy of brigades for primary care at home and macro kiosks for the care of COVID patients.

State Information

(15 de Abril de 2021)

Health Secretary

- At a press conference, Dr. Manuel De La O presented the epidemiological traffic light indicators, where 6 indicators remain green, 2 in yellow and x in orange. indicators in green, 2 in yellow and x in orange, which means that the measures of commercial openness are maintained.

- The Secretary of Health informed that 789,435 doses of anti-covid vaccines have arrived in the State.

- The state official was insistent with the federation in his request to send more doses for the health personnel, since only 24,400 of the 70,000 doctors and nurses in the state have completed their full only 24,400 out of the 70,000 doctors and nurses in the state have completed their full scheme.

- It was announced that work is already underway on a pilot program for the return to school in municipalities with a low viral load, which will be presented in the coming weeks. The program will be presented in the next few weeks.

- Finally, the Ministry of Health indicated that 200 verification visits have been made to political party events.

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Main economic news

(April 16, 2021)

- Mexico will recover pre-pandemic GDP level by 2023, IMF forecasts. Latin America will recover its pre-pandemic level of per capita income only in 2024, the IMF the pandemic, only in 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated Thursday International Monetary Fund (IMF) (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3ggYCrM

- AMLO 'palomea' to extend Arturo Zaldívar's term as head of Supreme Court Supreme Court. The president said he trusts the head of the SJCN, and that this will allow him to lead the reform (El Financiero). SJCN, and that this will allow him to lead the reform (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/3sp2aKH

- Banxico has the challenge of preventing price formation from being contaminated. The The IMF official acknowledged that the Mexican authorities have not approached the Fund with the Fund regarding the use or destination of the FCL (El Economista). https://bit.ly/3ajkGy6

World News

- There is more risk of thrombus from contracting COVID-19 than from vaccination: Oxford University. "Patients with COVID saw a risk of thrombus of 39 in a million, compared with 5 in a million among thrombus risk of 39 in a million, compared with 5 in a million among people who got the AstraZeneca vaccine." https://bit.ly/3djUwgj

- Europe exceeds 1 million deaths due to COVID-19 "The pandemic has caused more than 3 million deaths worldwide, with America and the United States has caused more than 3 million deaths worldwide, with the Americas and Europe the hardest hit regions, according to Johns Hopkins University. Europe as the hardest-hit regions, according to Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins." https://bit.ly/3gdffo0

- India exceeds 200,000 Covid cases in one day. "India registered 200,000 739 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, a new peak in this second wave of Covid second wave of contagions in the Asian country." https://bit.ly/3mSFUrK