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

Just because we are some 1000 miles away does not make us less vulnerable! Keep that in mind!!
Keep your guards up, wear a face-mask all the time, maintain physical distancing, do not give in or spread any further conspiracy theories and other brain-diarrhea and ride out the storm.
Despite all the negative impact and many people dying: there will come some good out of it at the long run.
For sure it will be not as "before".......
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%. - https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10159481034573539

With the #coronavirus outbreak showing no signs of abating here, officials have decided to keep public elementary and secondary schools closed indefinitely - https://twitter.com/LaPazRus/status/1290972780389756928

Recorre el arrecife de La Isla Cerralvo en La Paz, B.C.S., donde también habitan tortugas y leones marinos, morenas y una amplia variedad de peces; incluso partes de un barco hundido, y el atractivo destacado de ésta temporada, Las Mantas Gigantes (Manta Bistrosis). https://vimeo.com/357475407

Mexico's COVID-19 response has become the stuff of memes. A popular one making the rounds on social media shows chief epidemiologist Hugo Lopez-Gatell surrounded by a cheering crowd (represented by characters from The Simpsons) and the words "The peak of the pandemic will be next week! (It doesn't matter when you read this tweet)." - https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/104713562798517007

Morning walk from La Posada Hotel past Parque Guaycura to playa CET-Mar next to Centro de Rehabilitación e Inclusión Infantil Teletón in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/104758888939990228

The capital city of Baja California Sur, La Paz, is now reopening its beaches and boardwalks as part of a phased reopening strategy that requires social distancing and masks. https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/la-paz-beaches-in-mexicos-baja-california-sur-reopen.html

The finalists of this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced, each one showing the power of anthropomorphism.
A fish that appears to smile, a bear giving a friendly wave from afar and a very grumpy sea turtle - this year's finalists show animals in relatable comedy moments. https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/104863383344809295

Have a good start into the week!
#Streetart is from Maria Joaquina Elementary School at Cangrejo y Estero.
Stay frosty and keep your guards up!
There will be no short-cuts and we will have to live in limbo until a reliable vaccine is available! No if's or but's......
So wear your facemask when in proximity of others
Practice physical distancing when outside of your "bubble"
Wash and sanitize your hands most thoroughly!
https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/104903371186296583

It's been already 60 years...... "The Flintstones" was prehistoric by design when it premiered Sept. 30, 1960.
Sixty years later, primetime TV's first animated series seems even older in some ways, surprisingly contemporary in others and still gets callbacks in today's popular culture. https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/104954703592293145

Google is honoring the German history of dachshunds and the dashboard bobblehead figures made in their likeness with an interactive bobblehead Doodle. Literally translating to “wobbling dachshund,” the wackeldackel is a bizarrely iconic piece of German pop culture history, https://mastodon.online/@LaPazBCS/104954708551142001

To guarantee the safety of more than 1,000 people who flow daily in the Port of Pichlingue, disinfection work was carried out for the third time in the facilities, reported the director of the Comprehensive Port Administration of Baja California Sur (API BCS) , José López Soto. https://www.bcsnoticias.mx/por-tercera-vez-vuelven-a-desinfectar-instalaciones-de-puerto-pichilingue-api/