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SeaWorld San Diego temporarily closes its doors due to COVID-19
In a statement from SeaWorld CEO Marc Swanson, it was announced that the zoo will close its doors starting Monday, December 7, due to COVID-19 and will remain closed until Southern California zoos are allowed to reopen. Despite the closure, SeaWorld veterinarians and animal care experts will continue to provide the animals with the same […]
December 6, 2020
Over 50% of Baja Californians who have died from COVID-19 had hypertension.
As of this Saturday, Baja California reported 26 thousand 814 positive COVID-19 cases, of which 11 thousand 683 are from Mexicali, a municipality that also registers the largest number of active cases in the state, adding up to 409 of the 949. However, deaths due to the current coronavirus do not cease; so far, 4 […]
December 5, 2020
“How deeply in red are we?”: Baja California Secretary of Health
As anticipated, Baja California returned to the maximum risk under the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light chart, this after obtaining 32 points in the evaluation of indicators, which is the one that classifies the color in which the state will continue in the coming days (from December 7 to 20). However, the Secretary of Health, Alonso […]
December 5, 2020
Activities suspended in Baja California under the red light are confirmed
As reported by the federal government, Baja California will begin the week of December 7-20 under the red light of the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light. Given this change in color, the state's Health Secretary, Alonso Pérez Rico, indicated that the restrictions will return starting Monday, from which the following activities will be completely suspended: Gymnasiums […]
December 5, 2020
Baja California will be under the red light from December 7 to 18
The Ministry of Health announced the coronavirus Epidemiological traffic chart, in force from December 7 to 18. Baja California is not the only state that will be under red (maximum risk of infection), also Zacatecas. Chihuahua and Durango abandoned this classification several weeks ago. Under the green traffic light are: Campeche, Chiapas and now Veracruz. […]
December 4, 2020
These restrictions will return to Baja California under the red light
According to the Secretary of Health of Baja California, the population will be notified in which color of the epidemiological traffic light the state will continue the COVID-19 pandemic today. However, Pérez Rico pointed out that regardless of the change in color, restrictions on seating and activities are already planned. "This can no longer be […]
December 4, 2020
Nearly a thousand active COVID-19 cases were registered this Friday in Baja California
The Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, mentioned this Friday that the coloring under which Baja California will be next week, on the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light chart, will be announced today. However, everything indicates that the state will change to red, since only up to the morning of December 4, 981 active cases of […]
December 4, 2020
Amistad park and Morelos park closed in Tijuana
The Tijuana Municipal System of Theme Parks announced today, the permanent closure of Amistad park and Morelos park due to the Santa Ana winds in the region. The authorities point out that it is to ensure the safety of the population and guarantee the well-being of visitors to the 2 parks. The authorities specified Santa […]
December 4, 2020
After 800 years, you could see a Christmas star in December
On the day of the winter solstice, December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will cross so closely that they will create a luminous cross that looks like a giant star from Earth. This star is known as the "Christmas Star". In 1226, according to astronomer Patrick Hartigan, it was the last time this phenomenon was witnessed. […]
December 3, 2020
CDC asks Americans not to visit Mexico because of high risk of infection
The CDC has 4 levels to categorize countries with high risk of coronavirus infection and Mexico has just entered level 4 which serves to catalogue the highest risk of infection. This is due to the increase in cases of coronavirus that has occurred in the country during the last few days. For this reason, the […]
December 3, 2020
Plaza Bonita seems deserted without Mexicans doing their Christmas shopping
All Tijuana residents know Plaza Bonita, one of the most visited shopping malls by Mexicans across the border. However, since the coronavirus began to spread through the Americas and with it came the restrictions, 10 months have passed without being able to cross "to the other side", at least those with tourist visas. Tijuana residents […]
December 3, 2020
Baja California Civil Protection issues early warning for Santa Ana winds
The State Coordinator of Civil Protection, Salvador Cervantes, informed this Wednesday afternoon the weather forecast for the arrival of the Santa Ana condition in Baja California. According to Cervantes, the behavior of these famous winds is currently being monitored and will be more intense ]during the early morning hours of Thursday, December 3. However, this […]
December 2, 2020
103 businesses in San Diego have closed due to border restrictions
At this time of year, San Diego would have been full of Mexican tourists doing their Christmas shopping, and although for Tijuana residents it has been very difficult to get out of the habit of crossing the border, for San Ysidro businesses it has been worse. This is due to the fact that the businesses […]
December 2, 2020
Baja California nears 900 active COVID-19 cases
The active cases in Baja California continue to rise, until the morning of this Wednesday, December 2, Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico reported that 889 of these cases were registered in the state. Of this total, 354 are located in Mexicali, 264 in Tijuana, 174 in Ensenada, 33 in Tecate, 31 in San Quintín, 20 […]
December 2, 2020
Tijuana natives will not be able to use or sell fireworks during Christmas
Tijuana authorities reported that as part of the "Safe Christmas" campaign in this Baja California municipality, the sale and use of fireworks will be prohibited during the holiday season. According to a press release, those who are found misusing or commercializing them, with the exception of flares, will be severely punished. In addition to this […]
December 2, 2020
Private hospitals in Tijuana that accept patients with COVID-19 are overcrowded
Photographs of the huge lines that have to be made to enter different public health institutions are circulating on social media, however, these are not the only ones facing the problem, also private hospitals are filling up, to the extent of not accepting more COVID-19 patients. The hospital network of Axa Seguros indicates that in […]
December 1, 2020
Tijuana residents should be more careful of the coronavirus in these neighborhoods
The Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, announced that every Tuesday the areas of Tijuana where COVID-19 active cases are located, and where both residents and visitors must take greater precautions and follow prevention measures such as the use of face masks, antibacterial gel and social distancing. These Tijuana neighborhoods are the following: Villas del […]
December 1, 2020
The return of restrictions in Baja California due to the change to red traffic light is being planned
The Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, said that despite the fact that this week we are under the orange coloration of the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light chart, "it is inevitable that we will transition to red" due to the trends observed in Baja California. As of this Tuesday morning, 820 active cases have been […]
December 1, 2020
January and February will be the worst months of the pandemic in Mexico
The number of cases of coronavirus has increased in almost all parts of the world, Europe reports numbers that have not been seen, Hong Kong has closed schools again and the United States reports record numbers of infections in each state. Mexico is also reporting more and more infections and deaths, despite the fact that […]
November 30, 2020
Baja California nears record number of intubated patients on Monday
Although Baja California continues to run under the orange traffic light chart, mobility in the state has not diminished, according to Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico, who mentioned that he visited different businesses in Tijuana this weekend. According to Pérez Rico, this mobility and the delay of patients who have symptoms of COVID-19 in the […]
November 30, 2020
