“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 at 12:51 PM PST

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 at 11:46 AM PST

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 at 11:54 PM PST

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 at 3:26 PM PST

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 at 11:47 AM PST

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 at 1:36 AM PST

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 at 6:52 PM PST

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 at 2:27 PM PST

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 at 11:58 AM PST

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 at 5:49 PM PST

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 at 3:11 PM PST

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 at 2:43 PM PST

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 at 12:53 PM PST

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 at 2:37 PM PST

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 at 1:43 PM PST

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 at 12:45 PM PST

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 at 3:39 PM PST

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 at 1:03 PM PST

AMLO clarifies: toll booth in Playas de Tijuana will be free for residents only

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, is about to finish his third tour of Baja California and among the activities that have stood out since his arrival, was to endorse the fiscal stimulus package for the border (proposed by businessman Pedro Romero Torres-Torrija). In addition to this, he visited each of the municipalities, […]

November 30, 2020 at 12:39 PM PST

Baja California could change color under the COVID-19 traffic light chart: 818 active cases

With a not very encouraging presentation, the Secretary of Health of Baja California, Alonso Pérez Rico informed that the state will remain this week in orange coloring of the COVID-19 epidemiological traffic light chart, however this could change very soon. This after adding 818 active cases in the region, of which Mexicali, Tijuana and Ensenada […]

November 30, 2020 at 12:20 PM PST