Hermosillo News
HERMOSILLO BUREAU
Mexico City’s number of COVID-19 cases are still on the rise. The government is concerned about hospitals getting saturated with patients, and its new strategy to control spreading the virus involves sanctioning holiday parties.
Dec. 12, 2020
Mexico’s government is repatriating the ashes of Mexican nationals who died of COVID-19 overseas. The majority are coming from the United States.
Dec. 12, 2020
Thursday's toll of 34 deaths was the highest figure seen since August, likely the worst month of the pandemic to date in Sonora.
Dec. 11, 2020
Mexico City is home to one of the most revered images of Jesus’ mother, attracting hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims annually. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has halted festivities.
Dec. 11, 2020
Just weeks ago, officials in the United States and Mexico extended travel restrictions at the border until Dec. 21. Now, they’ve been extended again — this time until late January.
Dec. 11, 2020
Government leaders in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, have agreed to support a sustainable label for producers of a local agave spirit who meet certain conservation standards.
Dec. 10, 2020
Students across Mexico have been out of the classroom for most of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the country’s education secretary says in-person classes are starting up again in January for states with low levels of coronavirus spread.
Dec. 10, 2020
Researchers believe they have discovered a previously unknown species of whale off the western coast of Mexico.
Dec. 9, 2020
The military is expected to assist during the first phase of the vaccination effort, which will prioritize health care workers.
Dec. 8, 2020
The request comes in the wake of a former defense secretary's return to Mexico after being arrested and charged with similar crimes in the United States earlier this year.
Dec. 8, 2020
Facing rising temperatures and urban sprawl, many people in Hermosillo, the capital of neighboring Sonora, Mexico, are turning to greening projects to make their city a more beautiful, enjoyable place to live.
Dec. 8, 2020
The new designations come as the state as a whole is on the cusp of being deemed red, or maximum risk, on the federal COVID-19 risk scale.
Dec. 7, 2020
Among the largest was the expansion of the massive Ford plant in Hermosillo, where the new Bronco Sport is being manufactured.
Dec. 7, 2020
Last January, Mexico’s president promised to establish a high-quality universal health-care system comparable to the top systems in the world, such as Denmark’s. The Dec. 1 deadline for that goal has passed, and despite some changes being made, many see it as a broken promise.
Dec. 7, 2020
Arizona’s congressional delegation sent a letter to House and Senate leadership Thursday, emphasizing the need to include funding for land ports of entry in the 2021 appropriations bill.
Dec. 7, 2020
The Balandra Star, a ship owned by the company Baja Ferries, will provide service several days a week between the Sonoran port of Guaymas and Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur. Sonoran officials praised the new service as good economic news for both states.
Dec. 7, 2020
Mexico City´s government had promised to return to a stay at home order if a specific number of occupied hospital beds designated to coronavirus patients was exceeded. The limit has been surpassed but the authorities are not making major changes to the current flexible policies.
Dec. 5, 2020
A top official from the Mexican government went to Washington D.C. to continue the dialogue between both countries. The visit gives continuity to the visit of the Mexican president to the White House last summer.
Dec. 5, 2020
Many businesses have been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and the electronics store chain Best Buy is not the exception. But the main hit will be felt not as much in the U.S. as at its branches south of the border.
Dec. 5, 2020
The increasing number of COVID-19 deaths and illnesses in Mexico is generating concerns at the World Health Organization. The country has now recorded nearly 110,000 deaths and about 1.2 million cases. But Mexican authorities are dismissing the warnings.
Dec. 4, 2020
