Information from Press Conferences and Official Media

Federal Information

(November 19, 2020)

Health Secretary

- Dr. Lopez-Gatell, Undersecretary of Health, commented on the figure of 100,000 deaths that no serious acute infectious disease had ever caused as many deaths as COVID-19. disease had ever caused such a number of deaths as COVID-19.

State Information

(November 19, 2020)

Health Secretary

- In presenting the state indicators, the general bed occupancy indicator moved to the orange phase, being the only indicator that registered changes. indicator that registered changes. The reactivation measures remain unchanged.

- The Secretary of Health, Dr. Manuel de la O, mentioned that one of the determining indicators for the economic reactivation setback will be the occupation of intensive care beds. economic recovery will be the occupation of intensive care beds.

- Finally, he announced that the first 100 vaccines for the clinical trial to be carried out at the Hospital Metropolitano have arrived.

Number of cases

Economic Situation

Financial indicators

Main economic news

(November 20, 2020)

- Foreign direct investment in the world will recover by 2022, estimates UNCTAD. UNCTAD. The impact of the pandemic on foreign direct investment (FDI) was immediate and negative and the outlook remains immediate and negative, and the outlook remains 'dire' (El Financiero). https://bit.ly/35SOCPT

- Cofece recommends not approving a maximum cap on afores' commissions. Cofece. The Plenary of the Federal Economic Competition Commission recommended not to approve a maximum cap on the commissions the approval of a maximum cap on commissions charged by retirement fund administrators. Fund Administrators, it mentioned that it is "inflexible" as proposed in the pension reform initiative (El Economico). pension reform initiative (El Economista). https://bit.ly/2KlJxa9

- Mnuchin closes Fed loan programs. The resources had been earmarked the pandemic; if they are needed again, the Reserve can receive funding from the Treasury or new money from Congress. Reserve will be able to receive financing from the Treasury or new money from Congress. (El Economista). https://bit.ly/2UKEja2

World News

- AstraZeneca and Oxford's COVID-19 Vaccine Produces Strong Immune Response in Older Adults: Study immune response in older adults: study. A candidate vaccine against COVID-19, developed by the University of Oxford with AstraZeneca, has produced a robust immune response in strong immune response in older adults and the elderly, those most at risk of severe disease. risk of severe disease. https://bit.ly/2UIAQZv

- WHO advocates open schools and discourages confinement. The World Health World Health Organization (WHO) defended Thursday the need to keep schools open during the Covid-19 pandemic schools open during the Covid-19 pandemic, as it is not an effective measure against the virus. effective against the virus and affirmed that confinements are a "waste of resources". resources. https://bit.ly/330qRTP

- Johnson & Johnson's vaccine will cost less than $10 and will be available in 2021. 2021. The pharmaceutical company Janssen, which belongs to the U.S. multinational Johnson & Johnson, expects to have the covid-19 vaccine, in whose phase III trials Spain is participating Phase III trials in Spain, in the second half of 2021 at a price of less than 10 dollars. 10 dollars. https://bit.ly/3kNEfkz