21 cases of British variant of COVID-19 detected in Oaxaca

This Wednesday, the head of the Secretariat of Health of Oaxaca, Juan Carlos Márquez Heine, announced the diagnosis of 21 cases of the COVID-19 mutation discovered in the United Kingdom, which has been classified as a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO). The variant, scientifically known as B.1.1.7, was initially detected at […]

May 5, 2021 at 10:32 PM PDT

Baja California will not be represented in the National Conade Games

Through an official statement, the General Director of the Institute of Sports and Physical Culture of Baja California, David González Camacho, announced that Baja California athletes will not have the opportunity to participate in the first edition of the National Conade Games, which will be held in Nuevo León. González justified this decision with the […]

May 5, 2021 at 9:55 PM PDT

Check wait times at Tijuana-San Ysidro border crossing with CBP app

Despite the fact that the border has been closed since March 2020 for non-essential travel, it is still common to see long lines to cross into the United States. For this reason, we recommend a page that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers. It provides current and estimated times for border crossings, which will […]

May 5, 2021 at 2:19 PM PDT

These 6 neighborhoods of Tijuana have active COVID-19 cases

Baja California has accumulated 47 thousand 615 confirmed cases of COVID-19, in addition to 7 thousand 970 deaths, so far in the pandemic. However, 317 cases are still active in the State, 206 of them concentrated in Mexicali, 87 in Tijuana, 12 in Ensenada, six in Tecate, three in Rosarito, two in San Quintín and […]

May 5, 2021 at 1:31 PM PDT

Baja California one of the states with a COVID-19 variant “of concern”

Mexico notifies 142 patients who have some type of COVID-19 variant classified as "of concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO), located in 26 Mexican states, according to information provided by the Sequencing Laboratories Network (Red Laboratorios de Secuenciación). The researcher in Medical Sciences and Coordinator of the SARS Cov-2 Sequencing Team corresponding to the […]

May 4, 2021 at 8:46 PM PDT

COVID-19 incidence in Mexicali three times higher than in San Diego

Mexicali worries Baja California health authorities, foreseeing that it will be the epicenter of the third wave of COVID-19 predicted for this region. The State capital registered 202 active cases out of the 315 located in the State this Tuesday, while the largest municipality, Tijuana, reported 86. Regarding the incidence of active cases per 100 […]

May 4, 2021 at 2:20 PM PDT

Mexican Consulate in San Diego will be administering vaccines without appointments these days

The Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego announced that starting this week it will be opening vaccination hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 9:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. So far, the Consulate has administered one thousand 349 vaccinations: 998 first doses and 351 second doses. The Consulate informed that if you are a […]

May 4, 2021 at 1:09 PM PDT

Tijuana native joins NFL team for 2021 season

As part of the International Player Pathway Program of the National Football League (NFL), Tijuana native Alfredo Gutiérrez will join the San Francisco 49ers for the 2021 season. This program was instituted in 2017 and aims to provide international athletes the opportunity to compete at the NFL level, improve their skills and ultimately earn a […]

May 4, 2021 at 1:01 PM PDT

Avenue in Santa Fe will remain closed for 5 months

As of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4, El Rosario Boulevard, in the area of Santa Fe, in the San Antonio de los Buenos delegation will be suspended, since the reconstruction with hydraulic concrete of this roadway will begin, according to the Municipal Government of Tijuana. During the rehabilitation work, an entrance lane will be […]

May 3, 2021 at 7:34 PM PDT

Do you love spicy food? This Tijuana taquería will surprise you with its sauce

Taquería Los Poblanitos surprised chef Danny Bentancourt with its rustic, fresh and "harmless" salsa. Priced at $24 pesos, Danny was encouraged to try two of their tacos, one of asada and one of chorizo. After taking the first bite of the asada taco, the chef got a little quiet and then confessed that "the sauce […]

May 3, 2021 at 3:52 PM PDT

Cecut suspends IMAX Dome screenings until further notice

Just last week, as part of the Ministry of Culture's Volver a Verte campaign, the IMAX Dome at the Tijuana Cultural Center (Cecut) reopened its doors on Thursday, April 29. Cecut's General Direction had confirmed that the IMAX Dome would be the first space to resume activities, after having tested the entrance and mobility protocols. […]

May 3, 2021 at 3:33 PM PDT

Plaza Península in Tijuana to house H+M and Forever 21

"Península", the new modern plaza currently under construction on Vía Rápida Oriente, very close to the Otay way to the 5 and 10, will be a project of gigantic proportions aimed at satisfying the demands and tastes of Tijuana consumers. Accessible by the main roads that connect all of Tijuana and at a midpoint between […]

May 3, 2021 at 3:00 PM PDT

Civil Protection issues alert: no swimming in Tijuana beaches because of contamination

A few weeks ago, some videos of contaminated water being released into the sea of the beaches of Tijuana and Rosarito have been circulating in social media, so it is not surprising that the Civil Protection Department alerted the population about possible infections that could result from swimming in contaminated water. This alert is extended […]

May 2, 2021 at 6:33 PM PDT

Find out how much dog food you can cross from San Diego to Tijuana without paying taxes

Border life has changed in the last year, however, the crossings from San Diego to Tijuana remain open for visitors from the U.S. country or for those with dual citizenship. If any of the above is your case, it is important that you know what products and the amount you are allowed to cross into […]

May 2, 2021 at 5:36 PM PDT

The Force is with Tijuana! Antiguo Cine Bujazan to screen Star Wars movies

May is here and it is the fifth month of the year, but for Star Wars fans, this is not just an ordinary month, but the most anticipated, as they are preparing to celebrate the official day of the galactic saga this coming May 4, also known as May the 4th be with you. Many […]

May 2, 2021 at 3:18 PM PDT

Illegal crossings increase wait times at Tijuana-California border crossings: CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has noted that from April 1-26, its officers encountered 1 thousand 632 inadmissible individuals at border crossings along the California-Mexico border compared to 1 thousand and 81 inadmissible individuals in the same period in March, an increase of 51%. According to the agency, the majority of these individuals are […]

May 1, 2021 at 2:49 PM PDT

Yellow traffic light remains yellow for another week in Baja California

The COVID-19 pandemic is still not over in Baja California and the increase of cases, although gradual, continues to affect the largest municipalities in the State, so the yellow traffic light will continue next week, confirmed the Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico. In the last 24 hours, 71 new cases were registered, of which […]

May 1, 2021 at 1:09 PM PDT

Pregnant women become priority group for vaccination in Baja California

Pregnant Baja Californian women become a priority group for vaccination against COVID-19, informed the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico. After observing that in 2020 only 10 women in this condition died from this disease, while so far this year 2021 there have been six. Therefore, the Secretary indicated that if you […]

May 1, 2021 at 12:22 PM PDT

Ministry of Mobility plans to implement a children’s road school in Tijuana

The Secretariat of Sustainable Mobility (SEMOV) is organizing a project titled "Children's Driving School", which will have as its main purpose to provide practical and safe road safety education to children in the state from an early age. There are two sites for the construction of the project, which is equivalent to 8 thousand 500 […]

April 30, 2021 at 11:30 PM PDT

Seniors in Tijuana receive the wrong COVID-19 vaccine

The Secretary of Health in Baja California, Alonso Perez Rico, confirmed five cases of adults over 60 years of age who received a vaccine from a different pharmaceutical company during the application of their second dose. The cases registered so far in the State occurred three in Tijuana and two in Mexicali, which means that […]

April 30, 2021 at 2:34 PM PDT