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Mexico's new daily record of almost 28,000 coronavirus cases, 1,623 deaths

The president''s top pandemic adviser, Hugo López-Gatell, said the 67-year-old president was doing well and was active, and had almost no symptoms apart from an occasional low-grade fever

Covid-19: Mexico close to approving Russian vaccine, with little data

The approval process described by Hugo López-Gatell, Mexico's assistant health secretary, sounded like a Cold War spy thriller, and may not foment confidence in the shot

Mexico: Criminals exploit desperation for oxygen as Covid-19 cases soar

Hospitals in some parts of Mexico are almost 90% full, forcing families to treat their relatives at home. But the oxygen tanks they rely on have been the object of thefts, hijackings and fraud

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez says he's tested positive for Covid

His announcement came shortly after news emerged that he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about obtaining doses of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Mexico detects first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

Mexico has confirmed its first case of the UK strain of the coronavirus, Gloria Molina Gamboa, the secretary of health of the Tamaulipas state, said

Mexico president condemns Twitter, Facebook for blocking Donald Trump

Mexico's president on Thursday condemned the decision by social media platforms to block the accounts of US President Donald Trump

UN member states and leaders welcome countries including India to UNSC

UN leaders and member states welcomed India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway to the UN Security Council and said they look forward to working with the five new non-permanent members

Mexico approves AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December

Mexico to vaccinate all citizens over 60 by March, co-morbidity cases next

Mexico is planning to have everyone over 60 years old vaccinated by late March, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said in a video address

Not opposed to commercialising Covid vaccine, to firms selling it: Mexico

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has said that he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots

Mexico kicks off Covid vaccination campaign with Pfizer-BioNTech candidate

Mexico has kicked off its vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus, with a vaccine developed by US laboratory Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.

Mexico's Covid-19 death toll tops 110,000, total cases at over 1.1 mn

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Mexico since the start of the epidemic has reached 1,182,249, with 110,074 deaths, a senior health official said

Mexico set to sign deal with Pfizer for delivery of Covid-19 vaccine

Mexico's government is due to sign a contract with pharmaceutical company Pfizer for the delivery of its coronavirus vaccine, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said

Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 deaths due to coronavirus

Mexico passed the 100,000 mark in Covid-19 deaths Thursday, becoming only the fourth country behind the United States, Brazil and India to do so

Double-tanker truck carrying gas explodes in Mexico, killing 13

A double-tanker truck carrying liquified cooking gas lost control and flipped on a highway in western Mexico, caught fire and exploded, killing at least a dozen people in nearby vehicles

Mexico breaches 1 million coronavirus cases mark, nears 100,000 deaths

Mexico has registered more than 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher

Mexico coroanvirus update: 3,763 more Covid cases, 205 deaths reported

Mexico reported 3,763 new cases of COVID-19 with 205 additional fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry reported on Monday

Mexico economy rebounds 12 per cent helped in part by a US recovery

The quarter-on-quarter increase was easily the biggest since current records began at the start of the 1980s, and benefited from massive stimulus spending in the United States.

Mexico coronavirus update: Death toll rises by 495 to surpass 90,000

The number of fresh coronavirus cases jumped by 5,595 in the same time

Mexico revises coronavirus death toll, says 193,170 had died by Sep 26

Mexican health authorities acknowledged that the country's true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is far higher than thought, saying there were 193,170 excess deaths in the year up to Sep 26