A little “travel” report at times there should be no travel… Yesterday, flying from La Paz to Mexico City with Aeromexico AM 369 with an Embraer 190 which has a capacity of +/- 100 passengers.
There were ZERO activities to either encourage or enforce a physical distancing or just a plain usage of face masks by either authorities nor airline in La Paz at Manuel Márquez de León International Airport! The plane was packed to capacity and not 1(one) person besides the traveler that I brought to the airport was wearing a mask! - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/615023791531229184/traveldf

This year, we observe Easter in a challenging context amid painful situations. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the whole world, is also affecting the way Easter is celebrated. Yet, despite these traumatic and painful situations, the message of Easter continues to be a joyful one of courage and hope.
Easter is a reminder and encouragement that God in Christ continues to love and care for the whole world, overcoming death with life, conquering fear and uncertainty with hope - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/615239292194865152/easter2020

Keep in mind: Several large U.S. companies produce medical equipment and supplies in Mexico, taking advantage of lower manufacturing costs.
However, the refuse to sell urgently needed equipment to us in Mexico! - https://twitter.com/LaPazMexico/status/1249710091143544837

If necessary, in view of the possible deaths generated by the Covid-19, the Organismo Público Descentralizado Municipal Funeral Park Jardines del Recuerdo, has been working on an emerging plan of care, in order to protect society from contagion of this virus. - https://metropolimx.com/preparan-plan-emergente-en-panteones-por-decesos-de-covid-19-en-la-paz/

Mexico has announced an urgent campaign to recruit medical workers for the coronavirus pandemic, but the effort sometimes lacked coordination.
A long line of applicants formed at a recruitment center in Mexico City on Tuesday, but an employee came out and announced that no more applications were being taken - https://apnews.com/2557e8478cc32027e07ab25b3993839f

As of yesterday the deaths, adding the suspected and confirmed cases, would be 699 nationwide, since the 546 confirmed deaths are joined by 153.
For his part, Dr. José Luis Alomía, the general director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health indicated that the national impact rate per 100,000 inhabitants is 5.37, and the Mexican capital, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo are the states with the highest rate. The first two, already above 20 people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Until the cut of this Friday, there are already 501 municipalities with at least one infected with COVID-19, 20.4% of the 2,457 municipalities in which the country is divided. - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/615751031404593152/17april2020

A daughter of the notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Mexican cartels are distributing coronavirus aid packages as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country begins to soar.
Alejandrina Guzman is using her company, El Chapo 701, to pack and deliver boxes full of food, masks, hand soaps and other supplies, dubbed Chapo’s provisions, around Guadalajara - https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159177470028539

Mexico’s health ministry on Sunday reported 835 new confirmed cases of #coronavirus infections and 46 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 14,677 cases and 1,351 deaths.
The government has said the real number of infected people is significantly higher than the confirmed cases. - https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159206130893539

Whether they're near or far, make Mom a little piece of art from your heart in today’s interactive, digital card-maker Doodle. - Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May. - http://www.google.com/doodles/mothers-day-2020-may-10

Botaneras!! Jalapeños stuffed with tuna, meat flutes, pickled laid back, beans and guacamole
ADD BEER TO YOUR ORDER! - https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159281158058539

Jalapeños stuffed with tuna, meat flutes, pickled laid back, beans and guacamole

They have the lead in Europe due to time-frame of #COVID19 spread. So it might be of interest to follow how they manage the situation.
Europe is slowly reopening after weeks of #lockdown and tight restrictions on movement.
Journalists and contributors around Europe look at the possibility of foreign travel this summer and report on the latest developments around borders reopening. - https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159281348383539

If the guy would be a somewhat honest person ones could say: there is light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately did #AgentOrange aka D. Trump made 18,000 false or misleading claims in 1,170 days (by April 2020/WP Factchecker).

So his Grimm brothers story that he takes hydroxychloroquine despite the US Food and Drug Administration in a safety alert issued on 24 April warned that it had received reports that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine could have serious side-effects and that the drugs should be taken only under the close supervision of a doctor in a hospital setting or a clinical trial is most likely also a lie. There are a number of side-effects. The most serious is that it can interfere with the rhythm of the heart. - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/618552353568718848/orangutanhydroxychloroquine

At least 500 Cuban health workers are helping tackle the new #coronavirus in Mexico City, Mexican officials say, making it likely the largest contingent the communist-led island has deployed globally as part of its response to the pandemic.
Despite generally strong relations between the two countries, Mexico has not in the past received Cuban doctors partly to avoid diplomatic frictions with Mexico’s neighbor and long time Cuba foe, the United States.
Authorities have acknowledged that Mexico is short of about 6,600 doctors and 23,000 nurses to cope with the epidemic. - https://twitter.com/LaPazBajaSur/status/1263478582791168000

Golden zone of La Paz collapses due to business closure. Several companies have made known through social networks the decision not to reopen. The first case of this was the restaurant-Bar The Harker which closed its doors after 9 years of hard work on May 12, followed by La Morante Art-Bar where local, national and international artists were performing and after 5 years of Being one of the most successful places in the town, it decided to close last Thursday, May 21, the Tailhunter restaurant also said goodbye and Jiro Sushi Malecón changed its work dynamics to the Nautical plaza of the capital city. - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/619275858924961792/goldenzonecollapses

Mexico’s other epidemic: Murdered women! Domestic violence has spiked in Mexico during its coronavirus-related lockdown. According to a national network of women’s shelters, calls for help were up 60% in April.
Even before the pandemic, however, women in Mexico felt under siege. In one of the world’s most violent countries, women are raped, murdered and kidnapped with stunning frequency, and the problem is growing. In 2018, Mexico saw seven femicides – the legal term for the murder of a woman – a day!
https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159315869253539
https://viva.la-paz-mex.com/post/619460226414952448/otherepidemic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a Mexican-made hand sanitizer gel that it said is dangerous because it contains large amounts of poisonous methanol, or wood alcohol.
The FDA said the methanol “can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested,” and recommended consumers dispose of nine brands of gel sanitizers made by Eskbiochem SA de CV.
The FDA said one of the brands contained 81% methanol and no ethyl alcohol, which is the drinkable kind. - https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159395964188539

Powerful Earthquake hits Southern Mexico. The 7.5-magnitude quake, centered in the state of Oaxaca, caused buildings to sway in Mexico City, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage. - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/621733583407759360/23juneearthquake

After warning that the opening of economic activities could be reversed due to the behavior of the pandemic in Baja California Sur, Gov. Carlos Mendoza Davis said that if the increase in infections continues, in a couple of weeks the health system could be saturated. - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/621991919121317888/spike

Today, 20.July 2020 we are more or less in same conditions as the past week every day, so are the coming days of the week.
Expect sunshine and clouds mixed with a peak temperature near 35°C.
Winds SW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Sunrise is 06:46hr, about an hour from now, sunset is 20:11hr.
https://blog.baja-weather.com/post/624160971262459904/20-27july2020

Half of virus patients in Baja California hospitals dying. (Baja California = northern half of Baja peninsula). Government data show that out of the 4,760 patients that have been hospitalized with the virus in the state, 2,337 have died, a 49% death rate, the highest in Mexico. The state of Guerrero isn’t far behind at 47%. Countrywide, the average is 36%.
The data also show that Baja California, which is home to Tijuana, San Diego’s sister city, has the country’s second-highest mortality rate per 100,000 people. - https://social.la-paz-bcs.com/post/624165560709742592/bchospitals