Ensenada beaches closed due to sewage spill

Ensenada authorities informed this afternoon, the precautionary closure of its beaches due to an electrical failure that affected the pumping plant located in Loma Dorada, which caused the spill of sewage into the sea, affecting the quality of it. Therefore, the Clean Beaches Committee of the Municipality of Ensenada announces that due to the evident […]

February 25, 2021 at 6:24 PM PST

Baja California registers 104 new cases and 20 deaths due to COVID-19

COVID-19 indicators in Baja California continue to show a favorable outlook for the state, however the pandemic is not over yet. According to the report presented yesterday morning by the Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, in the last 24 hours 104 new cases of coronavirus were registered, 83 of them in Tijuana; in addition […]

February 25, 2021 at 1:57 PM PST

Baja California continues with less than 500 active coronavirus cases

Active cases of COVID-19 total 454 in Baja California as of Wednesday, according to the report presented by the Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico. Of this total, 170 are concentrated in Tijuana, 118 in Mexicali, 83 in Ensenada, 43 in San Quintin, 21 in Rosarito, 10 in Tecate and nine in San Felipe. It […]

February 24, 2021 at 3:01 PM PST

Border chambers of commerce unite to call for lifting of U.S.-Mexico restrictions

This Monday, February 22, the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce issued a statement informing that it is being ignored and discriminated against due to the restrictions that are maintained at the border crossing between Mexico and the United States because of the measures taken to contain the coronavirus. This association has been fighting for months […]

February 24, 2021 at 1:56 PM PST

Reopening of cemeteries, billiards and other activities in Baja California authorized

The head of the Secretariat of Health of Baja California, Alonso Perez Rico, notified this Wednesday that cemeteries, billiards, circuses and fairs are authorized to reopen with a 30% capacity as of today. However, for this they must first implement a safety and health protocol, for which the authorities invited them to approach the Health […]

February 24, 2021 at 12:35 PM PST

11 cases of COVID-19 variants have been detected in Mexico

The Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (INDRE) has already detected 11 cases of different COVID-19 mutations, according to information shared by the Director of Epidemiological Surveillance of Non-Communicable Diseases, Gabriela Nucamendi Cervantes, at a press conference held at the National Palace. Based on the daily report on the development of the pandemic in the […]

February 24, 2021 at 12:18 AM PST

Board Certified plastic surgeons in Tijuana elevate the standards of medical care

As the world's busiest border and the city of reference for medical tourism, it was only fair and necessary that two plastic surgeons from Tijuana be the ones to raise the standards of medical care after being certified by the board of Mexico. Meet these Tijuana surgeons Doctors Eduardo Ochoa and Nicolas Leyva, located in […]

February 23, 2021 at 6:04 PM PST

Immigrants in Baja California will also be vaccinated

During the live broadcast on the Facebook page of the Government of Baja California, the Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, answered the questions of several users of the social network, among these questions was the concern about how the application of the vaccine against COVID-19 would be carried out to immigrants located in the […]

February 23, 2021 at 5:51 PM PST

Restrictions for these swap meets in Tijuana due to COVID-19

The Secretary of Health Alonso Perez Rico revealed the neighborhoods where the most active cases of coronavirus are located, and in which due to this, swap meets will have restrictions during this week and until next Tuesday. Specifically, swap meet markets will only have stalls selling perishable products, food and hygiene products. It is worth […]

February 23, 2021 at 1:35 PM PST

Hospital occupancy due to COVID-19 drops to less than 20% in Baja California

During his daily report, the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, informed about the COVID-19 trends observed in Baja California, which appear to be favorable. Such is the case of hospital occupancy which this Tuesday is 18.66%, while a month ago it was 58.08%. According to what was presented, the institutions that […]

February 23, 2021 at 1:27 PM PST

Contrast in vaccination between San Diego and Baja California a challenge for border reopening

It will be a year since Baja Californians were last able to cross the border for any reason other than the essential ones dictated by the U.S. government. These crossings are part of the custom of the region and it is strange for citizens not to be able to make them. What is even stranger […]

February 22, 2021 at 5:47 PM PST

CBP One: The app that will streamline your Tijuana-San Diego border crossings.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) created a mobile app that will allow travelers to expedite their crossings into the United States. CBP One will guide users to the appropriate services based on their particular needs, such as reporting their arrival, completing documents or scheduling appointments for CBP services. For travelers, in particular, the benefit […]

February 22, 2021 at 3:30 PM PST

The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana has suspended these services.

The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana informed through its official Facebook account that it has suspended routine services. Although, they inform that they are working on emergencies and renewals. The opportunity to invite those interested in obtaining passports and renewing tourist visas to attend a virtual conference where information will be provided on these topics […]

February 22, 2021 at 3:02 PM PST

Baja California is reaching a plateau: Secretary of Health

Baja California continues with a constant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases. In the last 24 hours at least one person died due to this disease, which has not happened for a long time, commented the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico. In the same period of hours, 31 new cases […]

February 22, 2021 at 12:41 PM PST

There are one thousand 208 migrants infected by covid-19 in Mexico

The Secretariat of Health (SS) reported that as of February 15, one thousand 208 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in immigrants, while 55 more have lost their lives due to the disease. Gabriela Nucamendi Cervantes, director of Epidemiological Surveillance, stated based on the daily report of coronavirus in Mexico, that the countries from which […]

February 21, 2021 at 11:42 PM PST

Use of face masks in the U.S. could be extended until 2022

The coronavirus is still not giving up for many countries around the world, being the United States the nation that has been most affected by the disease, retaining so far the highest number of deaths caused by the SARS Cov-2 virus worldwide, so many specialists in the nation still find it difficult to return to […]

February 21, 2021 at 10:38 PM PST

AMLO asks vaccine producing countries “not to monopolize”

On Saturday, February 20, the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, visited the city of Tijuana on the occasion of the inauguration of the National Guard facilities in the border city. The moment was used by the president to talk about the vaccines against the coronavirus. He affirmed that to this day only 80 […]

February 21, 2021 at 2:01 PM PST

This week will start with heat for Tijuana

This Saturday, Tijuana's Civil Protection published from its official Facebook account the weather conditions that are expected for the city for the next few days. They report, according to regional weather monitoring and forecasts, the week will be characterized climatically by the following: -We will have dry, mild and clear conditions, although light winds are […]

February 21, 2021 at 1:30 PM PST

Common markets in Ensenada will operate at 50% of capacity

Baja California is currently in orange color due to the fact that the number of coronavirus cases has been reduced. For this reason, the government of Ensenada has decided that the 13 common markets, located in different points of the municipality, will operate at 50% capacity. "We are very pleased that the capacity of the […]

February 21, 2021 at 12:32 PM PST

“There is enough natural gas supply in Baja California”: Mario Escobedo

During Governor Jaime Bonilla's daily report, it was announced that Baja California has enough natural gas supply and the necessary electric energy to continue operating without problems or interruptions. Mario Escobedo Carignan, Secretary of Sustainable Economy and Tourism assured that the state is not connected to the national power grid, "Baja California has its own […]

February 20, 2021 at 8:09 PM PST