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 at 9:50 PM PST

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 at 3:37 PM PST

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 at 11:47 AM PST

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 at 5:51 PM PST

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 at 5:07 PM PST

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 at 3:14 PM PST

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 at 12:24 PM PST

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 at 1:14 PM PST

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 at 1:06 PM PST

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 11:58 AM PST

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 at 8:00 AM PST

A crash at the San Ysidro-Tijuana border crossing leaves one person dead

A person attempted to cross at full speed through the Tijuana-San Ysidro checkpoint into the United States, achieving his goal but crashing his car into a retaining wall in the process, causing several fatal injuries that ultimately resulted in the death of the individual. The 27-year-old driver also endangered the lives of two people, a […]

December 23, 2020 at 12:53 AM PST

With casinos closing in Mexicali, Baja California authorities warn that restaurants could follow

Authorities such as the mayor of Mexicali, Marina del Pilar, confirmed the full closure of casinos in this municipality of Baja California, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico, said this was a decision that was being analyzed due to the high mobility observed in the state, and therefore […]

December 22, 2020 at 4:48 PM PST

They make a call to Baja California: “The medical field is tired, what Christmas are you going to give them?

Baja California is not only under the red traffic lights caused by COVID-19, but also with a worrying situation in its hospitals, something that had already circulated in various media and social networks. Although today the hospital occupation at a state level is 85%, it was the hospitals of the Department of Health that were […]

December 22, 2020 at 3:04 PM PST

In addition to long lines, Costco of Tijuana limits sales of rolls and chocoflan cakes

It's almost Christmas Eve and if any place can prove it better than any other, it's Costco, which has had long lines to enter since the weekend. However, today they got so long that at the Zona Rio branch the line practically went all around the building. But it's not just the huge lines of […]

December 22, 2020 at 3:01 PM PST

Tijuana will have intense Santa Ana winds before Christmas

This Monday, December 21, Tijuana's Civil Protection reported that this week the border city will feel a cold Santa Ana wind. Until Monday night, Tijuana had cold Santa Ana winds with clear, low relative humidity, light to moderate winds from the east and northeast, as well as a gradual increase in local temperatures. Although the […]

December 21, 2020 at 7:09 PM PST

Bars and nightclubs must close in Baja California

The government of Baja California announced on its social media accounts that to avoid further contagion, bars, nightclubs and event halls will be closed. While restaurants and cafeterias that comply with sanitary measures will be able to continue operating at 30% of their capacity. In the publication they emphasize the importance of taking care of […]

December 21, 2020 at 3:25 PM PST

It is the darkest moment of the pandemic in Baja California: Pérez Rico

During the daily update on the situation of the coronavirus in Baja California, the State Health Secretary, Alonso Pérez Rico, informed that the number of cases, deaths and hospitalizations continues to rise: Mexico currently has one million 320 thousand 545 COVID-19 cases, while registering 118 thousand 202 unfortunate deaths. Of these deaths, 4 thousand 962 […]

December 21, 2020 at 2:30 PM PST

Tijuana among the first ranks in femicides

UN Women (United Nations) in conjunction with the National Institute for Women (Inmujeres) and the National Commission for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women (Conavim) released the report ''Feminicide Violence in Mexico: Approaches and Trends'' which revealed the ranking of Mexican states in terms of the index of femicides recorded in recent years. […]

December 20, 2020 at 11:32 PM PST

13 people are rescued off the coast of Baja California by Semar

Yesterday the Semar (Mexican Navy) received an alert from the U.S. Coast Guard District, where they reported that an unidentified vessel was adrift near Ensenada, B.C. The situation caused the activation of the so-called ''Marine Rescue Plan'', a mission that aims to assist the civilian population in cases and/or areas of emergency or disaster. This […]

December 20, 2020 at 7:11 PM PST