Mexico reduces orders for COVID-19 vaccine to give it to other countries: AMLO

During his tour of the state of Guerrero, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that Mexico agreed to reduce the delivery of doses of Pfizer vaccine, so that poorer countries can obtain them. The United Nations (UN) asked Pfizer to reduce deliveries to the countries it has contracts with, so that there would be […]

January 17, 2021 at 2:42 PM PST

Will Cross Border Xpress request negative testing of COVID-19 for crossing into the United States?

In response to the recent health alert announced by the State Department, which states that all airline passengers going to the United States will be asked to provide a negative COVID-19 viral test, the Cross Border Xpress (CBX), a pedestrian bridge exclusively for crossing the border, announced whether this measure will affect those who travel […]

January 17, 2021 at 12:56 PM PST

U.S. Department of Justice disappointed in Mexico over Cienfuegos case

The U.S. Department of Justice is deeply disappointed that Mexico did not take legal action against former Secretary of National Defense General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda. According to a statement from the spokesman for this agency, they "regret the decision of the government of Mexico to make public the information that was shared in a confidential […]

January 16, 2021 at 8:24 PM PST

Baja California increases its active cases to one thousand 234 this Saturday

The rise in active COVID-19 cases in Baja California continues after adding this Saturday morning one thousand 234. Due to this, the head of the Ministry of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, confirmed that the state will remain under the red light next week. Of this total of cases, 511 are located in Tijuana. However, the […]

January 16, 2021 at 12:28 PM PST

Baja California will continue to be under red light: Secretary of Health confirms

Despite the fact that the federal government reported last Friday on the transition of Baja California from red to orange on the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light chart, this morning the head of the Health Secretariat of this state, Alonso Pérez Rico, notified that the red light will continue. "The trend of low hospitalizations is what […]

January 16, 2021 at 11:51 AM PST

CBP will now use facial biometric matching at San Ysidro and Otay border crossings

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday notified the use of facial biometric matching for pedestrians crossing through the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry in San Diego. "As part of our ongoing innovation efforts at the land border, CBP is developing a range of enhanced processes and services for travelers that […]

January 15, 2021 at 4:25 PM PST

Rosarito is “where the virus is being transmitted most”: Secretary of Health

As the head of the Ministry of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, has explained on other occasions, the Effective Reproduction Rate (ERR) is an indicator that indicates how many people a person can infect with COVID-19. Currently the ERR in Baja California is 0.81, which means that a person who tested positive for COVID in the […]

January 15, 2021 at 1:58 PM PST

Santa Ana Wind alert extended in Baja California

José Salvador Cervantes Hernández, state director of Civil Protection, announced a few hours ago the extension of the alert issued yesterday in Baja California for the return of the so-called Santa Ana winds to the region. According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the possibility of winds of up to 70 km/h in the state […]

January 14, 2021 at 11:00 PM PST

Hello Kitty fans! This kitty’s pink coffee returns to San Diego

The Hello Kitty Café Truck continues its tour around the United States to bring its pink coffee on wheels with exclusive and collectible treats, in addition to various products for fans of this kitten. If you live in San Diego, next Saturday, January 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. run to 2525 El Camino […]

January 14, 2021 at 5:58 PM PST

After December 31, active cases increased to almost one thousand 100 in Baja California

Tijuana and Mexicali continue in the national top of municipalities with more active COVID-19 cases, going from 18th to 17th and from 21st to 20th respectively. This is because two weeks after the New Year's celebrations on December 31st, the number of active cases in Baja California increased to one thousand and 93, according to […]

January 14, 2021 at 1:46 PM PST

In two weeks senior will be vaccinated in Baja California

After the start of the vaccination plan against COVID-19 in Baja California last Tuesday, in the next 24 hours 3 thousand 417 workers of the first line health sector have been vaccinated, which represents 35% of the 9 thousand 750 vaccines that arrived in the state, according to the head of the Health Secretariat Alonso […]

January 14, 2021 at 12:13 PM PST

How were the anti-COVID vaccines distributed in Baja California?

According to the head of the Baja California Health Department, Alonso Pérez Rico, on Tuesday 9 thousand 750 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrived to be applied to the first line health sector of the different institutions that attend patients with this disease. During the ceremony that took place this Wednesday to start the vaccination […]

January 13, 2021 at 3:42 PM PST

COVID-19: More than a thousand active cases still present in Baja California up until this Wednesday

It seems that the December 31 gatherings are taking effect in Baja California after 13 days have passed since that date, something that Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico had already mentioned. On Wednesday morning active COVID-19 cases increased to one thousand and 15, with Tijuana leading the list with 411 of this total. This figure […]

January 13, 2021 at 3:01 PM PST

4 puppies confiscated at Tijuana- San Diego border for illegal sale

As a result of the operations led by the Government of Tijuana, four canines were confiscated due to the illegal sale of these in the international border from Tijuana to San Diego. The practice is illegal throughout the state. According to information provided by the head of Inspection and Verification, Adolfo García Dworak, it is […]

January 13, 2021 at 12:47 PM PST

New record: Mexico registered one thousand 314 unfortunate deaths in one day

The record of deaths by coronavirus in Mexico has increased again. There are now one thousand 314 people who unfortunately have lost the battle to COVID-19 in 24 hours, a really alarming figure for the Mexican Republic. Currently 22 states are under the orange traffic light and only two (Chiapas and Campeche) remain green, while […]

January 13, 2021 at 12:19 AM PST

“Border crossing restrictions cannot be reduced”: DHS

As reported on this website, restrictions on only essential activities at U.S.-Mexico border crossings were extended until February 21, 2021. Due to this, Edgar Ramírez, attaché of the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. Embassy in Mexico sent a message to the population of both countries where he mentions that it is clear that […]

January 12, 2021 at 2:42 PM PST

Baja Californians from 30 to 34 years old are among the most infected by COVID-19

Despite the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine this Tuesday and the start of the vaccination plan in Baja California today, the state remains on high alert because of this disease. So far this pandemic has accumulated 36 thousand 133 positive cases in this state, 14 thousand 644 of them in Mexicali, 12 thousand 476 in […]

January 12, 2021 at 2:20 PM PST

Restrictions on swap meets until next Tuesday in these neighborhoods of Tijuana

According to the head of the Health Secretariat of Baja California, Alonso Pérez Rico, a letter was sent to the different municipalities of the state to restrict the installation of swap meets in the neighborhoods where active COVID-19 cases are concentrated. Upon observing these transmission chains, the Secretary mentioned that until next Tuesday, January 19, […]

January 12, 2021 at 11:52 AM PST

Once again! The Tijuana-San Diego border crossing restrictions are extended

The return of several Mexican entities to red lights, the increase in cases of COVID-19, as well as the presence of the new strain of coronavirus in Mexico, originally detected in Europe, have caused the Mexican government together with the U.S. government to decide again to increase the period of restrictions for crossing the Tijuana-San […]

January 11, 2021 at 9:01 PM PST

Tijuana and Mexicali are out of the national top of active coronavirus cases

Although a rise in cases of COVID-19 is still expected in the coming days in Baja California due to the December 31 celebrations, active cases presented a decrease in the state this Monday. According to the daily report of the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, as of this morning there are 975 of these […]

January 11, 2021 at 3:43 PM PST