Tijuana ranks 13th among the municipalities with most active cases in Mexico

Tijuana surprised Baja California this Tuesday after placing in the top 20 of the municipalities with most active COVID-19 cases in Mexico and going from 23rd to 13th place on this list. According to Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico, this was due to the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) releasing tests for coronavirus, resulting in […]

January 5, 2021 at 1:13 PM PST

Swap meets are prohibited in these five neighborhoods in Tijuana due to active cases

As part of the preventive measures promoted by the Baja California Secretary of Health in the face of COVID-19, the neighborhoods that have a concentration of active cases in the different municipalities, health authorities prohibit the installation of swap meet markets since they are spaces where there are transmission chains. According to the report presented […]

January 5, 2021 at 11:35 AM PST

Water costs increase in Baja California

In the midst of the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unstable economic landscape, water rates have risen in Baja California. This measure implemented by the State Government affects not only citizens but also the business sector that has not received the news of the new taxes since it represents a bigger blow to […]

January 5, 2021 at 8:34 AM PST

Medical pass lane at San Ysidro border port changes location

The Tijuana Municipal Government announced on Wednesday, December 23, that the medical pass lane would change its location, which is why since December 28 the lane has been closed. However, as planned, it reopened at its new location. The new location for this fast crossing for medical and business tourism purposes has changed and its […]

January 4, 2021 at 5:27 PM PST

Baja Californians who gathered on December 24th are already arriving at hospitals

Baja California has 825 active cases of coronavirus, most of them located in Tijuana (314). In addition, it has accumulated 34 thousand 146 confirmed cases and 5 thousand 567 deaths. "Right now we are paying for the dates of December 24. All those who gathered on December 24th are already arriving at the hospital," mentioned […]

January 4, 2021 at 2:12 PM PST

Price increase in Baja California for licenses, plates, circulation cards and water

This 2021 comes with increases in costs of official documents for Mexicans. A few days ago the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported that the price of passports would rise throughout Mexico. However, there will also be increases in other services at the state and municipal level. These increases have to do with the cost […]

January 4, 2021 at 12:46 PM PST

Woman murders her two children and then attempts suicide

A woman was arrested for murdering her two children, a 9 year old boy and a 4 year old girl, who were suffocated with a pillow while sleeping. The mother later tried to take her own life, but the children's father arrived before she could do so, reporting the crime to the authorities. The man […]

January 3, 2021 at 10:00 PM PST

In Texas, 150 migrants were found hiding in a truck

The U.S. newspaper "El Nuevo Herald" reported the arrest of 150 people hiding inside a truck in Laredo, Texas, on December 30, 2020. The vehicle was intercepted by members of the Border Patrol who, upon scanning it, detected several irregularities in it, which forced them to request a second inspection of the cargo. It was […]

January 3, 2021 at 8:19 PM PST

Prices for Mexican passports increase

2021 arrived and with this new year also comes an increase in the cost of Mexican passports, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) through its social media. This increase will be reflected as of January 1, 2021, that is, it is already in effect. Discounts for people over 60 years old or with […]

January 3, 2021 at 2:55 PM PST

6,107 tons of garbage accumulated in Tijuana during the holidays

From the official website of the City of Tijuana it was reported that during the festivities the garbage collection service continued to be active and that during the Christmas-New Year period 6,107 tons of garbage were removed throughout the city. According to the director of Municipal Public Services of Tijuana, 80% of the team in […]

January 3, 2021 at 12:10 PM PST

21 businesses were fined in Tijuana for not complying with sanitary protocols

During the weekend, Tijuana authorities were forced to close three established businesses and apply 18 fines for not complying with sanitary protocols that aim to prevent chains of transmission. According to Adolfo García Dworak, head of Municipal Inspection and Verification, among the businesses that closed were an OXXO convenience store at the Hipódromo neighborhood and […]

January 3, 2021 at 11:36 AM PST

New strain of COVID-19 has not yet arrived in Baja California: Secretary of Health

The confirmation of the arrival of the new strain of coronavirus in San Diego, California in the United States was reported last December 30th through this news site. Due to the proximity of Baja California and this American city, this morning the Secretary of Health of the Mexican State, Alonso Pérez Rico, was asked if […]

January 2, 2021 at 1:39 PM PST

IMSS hospitals in Baja California show decrease in hospital occupation due to coronavirus

Hospitals serving patients with COVID-19 in Baja California received a 70.75 percent occupancy rate in 2021, with 603 people hospitalized and 174 intubated. In addition to the availability of 221 beds and 132 ventilators However, the state's Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) hospitals reported a decrease in occupancy, which so far is 59 percent. They […]

January 2, 2021 at 12:16 PM PST

Today Tijuana surpasses Mexicali in new and active COVID-19 cases

In the last four days the active COVID-19 cases in Baja California have been increasing, going from 868 to 972 this Saturday, according to the presentation of the Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico in his daily report. Unlike previous days, this time "Mexicali is the only large municipality in our state that is decreasing in […]

January 2, 2021 at 11:34 AM PST

January will be a difficult month for the Red Cross because of COVID-19 in Tijuana

The outlook does not seem promising for the COVID-19 pandemic, health and emergency services during January 2021. The director of the Tijuana Red Cross, Alberto Quintanar, indicated that "this month of January is going to be complicated," referring to the high demand for ambulances and cases attended to in their hospitals during December. The institution […]

January 1, 2021 at 7:23 PM PST

IMSS pediatrician resigns after questionable lobbying of vaccination

More and more cases are being reported of people who are not on the first front dealing directly with COVID-19, and yet are being vaccinated, leaving other health workers unprotected who risk their lives and are ignored. The case of Dr. Ana Paola de Cosío Farías, pediatrician and endocrinologist assigned to the Covid area of […]

January 1, 2021 at 5:46 PM PST

Tijuana ends 2020 with 2 thousand homicides

The violence in Tijuana continues to be present. According to the State Attorney General's Office, the city counted a total of 2 thousand murders in 2020. In December alone, there were 161 deaths and six of these occurred on Christmas night. With these numbers, Tijuana continues to be one of the most violent municipalities in […]

January 1, 2021 at 1:44 PM PST

Mexico considers holding a referendum to decriminalize abortion

Twenty-four hours after abortion was legalized in Argentina, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, proposed in the last morning conference of the year, the possibility of decriminalizing abortion through a popular consultation that should be carried out to Mexican women so that they can finally make this decision. According to the Mexican Constitution, […]

December 31, 2020 at 2:36 PM PST

Rapid tests for COVID-19 in Baja California do not help if you are asymptomatic

Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico, reported last Tuesday during his daily report that rapid tests have begun to be used to detect COVID-19 in Baja California. He said they give results in as little as 30 minutes, which is faster than PCR tests that give results within 24 to 48 hours. However, this morning Pérez […]

December 31, 2020 at 1:30 PM PST

Sanitary filters resume at Baja California border crossings this Thursday

As it happened on Christmas Day, Christmas Eve and other festivities, the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego announced that sanitary filters will be imposed at the Calexico-Mexicali border crossing, so they are asking that only people who must make essential trips enter the country. The filters will remain from December 31st, at 2 […]

December 31, 2020 at 1:17 PM PST