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Hospital General de Tijuana registers an occupation of 95% because of COVID-19
As part of his daily report, this Monday, Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico, reported that hospital occupancy in Baja California decreased to 77 percent, and there are 122 beds available and 119 ventilators. "It decreased because of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), they are reporting that they have less than 70 percent hospital […]
December 28, 2020
Sierra de San Pedro Mártir Park and Constitución will be closed again
Through their Facebook accounts, the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park and the 1857 Constitutión National Park, both located in Baja California, announced their temporary closure due to the change of color to red of the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light chart in the state. These parks have been closed since December 14, and according […]
December 28, 2020
Snowfall expected in Baja California
The drop in temperatures in Tijuana, Baja California, will cause snowfalls in high areas, which will be derived from the low temperatures we will have during this week's start in the northwestern part of the country. Salvador Cervantes, State Coordinator of Civil Protection, said this morning that the rain forecast that began Sunday night and […]
December 27, 2020
Cell phone containing fentanyl pills found in Tijuana
The National Guard (GN) was conducting a routine inspection of a delivery company's warehouse when the discovery was made in the city of Tijuana, Baja California. The animal reported the discovery to his superiors and once they were sure, the military opened the package and observed a cell phone inside, which upon opening contained Fentanyl […]
December 27, 2020
Professor of the Faculty of Dentistry of the UABC awarded abroad
Fabián Ocampo Acosta is a professor at the UABC School of Dentistry at the Tijuana campus and has also just received recognition for presenting his paper "Myofibroblasts in odontogenic cyst and tumors. Stromal interaction and its role in aggressive behavior of these entities'' in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The organization in charge of this […]
December 27, 2020
A GofundMe for a 77-year-old woman seriously affected by COVID-19 to stay in hospital
Through GofundMe , the family of Julieta López Figueroa, a woman over 77 years of age, is asking for financial support so that she can stay in the hospital, since she is in serious condition due to a COVID-19 infection. According to the family members, the whole family was infected with coronavirus, including an uncle […]
December 27, 2020
Closure of the medical lane to the United States announced
The City of Tijuana, through the Secretariat of Economic Development of the city (Sedeti) announced the closure of the medical lane at the border crossing checkpoints to the United States. Those who are part of the Agile Crossing for Users of Medical Services and Business Tourism will not be able to use this access road […]
December 26, 2020
Police officers might be considered a priority profession to receive anti-covid vaccine in Baja California
During Baja California Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico's daily update, he was questioned about whether priests could be considered a priority population to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as well as frontline health workers. The authorities mentioned that this is a vaccination plan established by the federal government, but that priests who belong to the older […]
December 26, 2020
COVID-19: Baja California with less than 100 beds available
Baja California rose with a lower number of active cases due to COVID-19 this Saturday, 871. However, the number of people hospitalized continues to increase, as Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico has commented in the past days. Currently, the hospital occupation registered in the state is 87.33 percent, with the hospitals of the Mexican Institute […]
December 26, 2020
New strain of COVID-19: France registers its first case
It seems that some tests that were carried out on a French citizen last Friday, December 21st, were positive, which means the first case of this evolution of COVID-19 in the European country, presented only one week after this new strain was revealed to the world. The man who was diagnosed with the new virus […]
December 25, 2020
Sanitary filters are placed in this Baja California border checkpoint during Christmas
If you are thinking of crossing into Baja California this Christmas, we recommend you take your precautions and follow the COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures. According to the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, from Thursday December 24th until Sunday December 27th, there will be sanitary filters in the west gate between Calexico in California […]
December 25, 2020
Baja California with 563 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on Christmas day
Like everyday, the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, presented his report on the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic present in Baja California. According to the doctor, 563 Baja Californians were hospitalized because COVID-19 in the state and 232 patients were intubated during Christmas day, while the hospital occupation in the region is 81.58 percent, […]
December 25, 2020
In the last hours they have attended 88 calls for fires in Tijuana
Civil Protection of Tijuana informed this Thursday, December 24th that together with the Fire Department they have attended to the call of 88 fires of different nature in the last 14 hours, which were derived from the condition of Santa Ana winds present in the city. According to authorities, these winds also caused other types […]
December 24, 2020
One more added to the list: Guanajuato back under the red light
Joining states like Baja California, Estado de Mexico, Mexico City and more recently Morelos and Guanajuato have joined the list of entities that have had to return to red light due to the rise in COVID-19 infections. The Secretary of Health, Daniel Alberto Díaz Martínez, indicated that due to the increase of a tendency of […]
December 24, 2020
SRE suspends passport issuing in Baja California
SRE suspends passport issuing in Baja California They had already been suspended in the State of Mexico, but they have just announced it for Baja California as well Today, through the Mexican Government's official website, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that the granting of passports in Baja California and the State of Mexico is […]
December 24, 2020
Pérez Rico warns about possible third wave of COVID-19 in Mexico
Pérez Rico warns about possible third wave of COVID-19 in Mexico The Secretary of Health of Baja California mentioned that this third wave is "unfortunately inevitable". During his daily update, Baja California's Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, mentioned the possibility of a third wave of COVID-19 arriving in Mexico. Without giving many details, Pérez […]
December 24, 2020
Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Baja California in approximately 7 days
As already mentioned by Secretary of Health Alonso Pérez Rico, the strength of the COVID-19 pandemic in Baja California is expected to decrease until January 15, 2021. "The heavy stuff, the dark stuff in Baja California is going to decrease on January 15. From January 15 onward, the decline of this winter season begins. That's […]
December 23, 2020
When will you get the vaccine? This is the vaccination calendar in Mexico
This Wednesday at 7 a.m. (Mexico City time), Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard shared a video from his Twitter account where he sees a DHL plane arrive in Mexico containing the first batch of Pfizer-Biotech vaccines from Belgium. According to the updates, Mexico will immediately begin its vaccination plan and the first to receive the vaccine […]
December 23, 2020
Bajacalifornian wins scholarship to study in New York
A graduate of the Faculty of Enology and Gastronomy of the UABC, Hugo Alejandro Lara López, was the winner of the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund culinary competition whose prize is to carry out culinary studies in New York. The contest was similar to the activity that takes place in a reality show where you cook […]
December 23, 2020
At last! COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Mexico today
After many months of waiting and right under the red light with an unsustainable crisis in hospitals, the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Mexico. The antidote from Pfizer and BioNTech means between 15 to 24 million doses for the country. Before its application in human beings, authorization will be required from health entities at an […]
December 23, 2020
