La Paz BCS @LaPazBCS@mastodon.online

Editors opinion: No matter how much they praise the safety of their sanitation protocols - people seem to get sloppy with just the basics.
Do the people not look to Europe?
We could learn from that.
After all: wave 1 to 3 came just as predicted, why should be the 4th different?
Our vaccination drive? Look at the numbers over there! We are about 20 points lower....
Maybe with a little #Omicron as icing on top of it?
Look at the curves, not very convincing!
https://datos.covid-19.conacyt.mx/

People say that since the holiday is meant for the deceased, there is no proper greeting to speak to the living.
We leave it just like that.
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” ~Haruki Murakami

Mexican sweet shops and artisans whose sales have suffered since the onset of the pandemic are now making iconic sugar skulls and creating traditional and modern handicrafts from a variety of materials in preparation for the Day of the Dead, a holiday they hope will give a much-needed boost to their businesses.
https://a1le.xyz/calaveritas

Aramburo SuperMercados claims after hurricane "Nora" 0 for the hurricanes (as of getting the vaquita of the roof/stand while the cow ride out 30 storms.
Well with a little humor - isn't that the vaquita leaving the roof before landfall of storm.....
Have a smile and a great Friday.

EU chief says 70% of adults in European Union fully vaccinated.
What's the share of the Mexican population has been partly or fully vaccinated against COVID-19?
According to Our World in Data are 26% Mexicans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 18% are partly vaccinated.😩
https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10160455227468539

Updated August 14, 2021 The municipality of La Paz has moved to level "four and a half" with modifications to the current Level 5 status of much of Baja California Sur.
Beaches will have increased occupancy to 40%,
Alcohol sales will be permitted until 10PM

We are back to level 5!!
The municipality falls back to level 5 (critical), which means that recreational and socio-cultural activities are suspended, as well as the maximum capacity is 30%.
https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10160322723148539

Kitesurfing at La Paz bay - not necessarily a very popular activity here vs. the kiteboarders spots at El Sargento to La Ventana on the Sea of Cortez / Gulf of California site.
https://ello.co/lapazbcs/post/hng_zxq9_k1qwsbpj4lkua

Violent clashes between rival Mexican criminal groups – and their alleged allies in the security forces – are escalating ahead of mid-term elections in June, triggering a string of political assassinations and the forced displacement of thousands.
https://mexurl.com/GfUWJs

U.S. tells Mexico drug war’s failure requires new strategy...??
What is that new strategy? The US government start programs to to wean the country from its dependence on drugs?
That would be the ONLY solution!
No market to sell, no drugs to traffic! So simple!
Additional may restrict the flow of weapons from the US and we would reduce violence by a large amount.
Anythings else is jumbo-mambo BS talk!
https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10160070509968539

"The tourism sector is the most affected, and no, we do not like medicine, but we are betting on the rest of the year, that La Paz will lower the infections and we can have a very good summer, already spaced, with time and others waiting for that the vaccine also arrives, that will also help us to have that herd situation, so that more than 60% or 70% of the population is vaccinated or already has the necessary defenses in its system ", said the businessman.
https://lapazbcs.xyz/fXUB8N

In 2008, the U.S. gun maker Colt, based in Hartford, Conn., produced a special edition .38 Super pistol that was engraved by a partner company with an image of the Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. In 2017, an assassin used the weapon to shoot dead a prolific Mexican investigative journalist, Miroslava Breach, as she drove her son to school in the city of Chihuahua.
https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10160047788818539

Sunday morning around 08:00 hr video taken from El Conchalito at tip near Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas

Sign declaring area as protected at Conchalito.
Coastal development around La Paz destroyed 23% of the local mangroves between 1973 and 1981!!!
There are mangrove areas on the eastern coast of the Baja California Peninsula include El Mogote and El Conchalito on the Ensenada de la Paz.

The closing of the malecon lasted weeks, and unilaterally Mayor Rubén Muñoz decided that it would be opened; This caused annoyance among the Health authorities, who ordered its closure on the same day (11. February).
However, with the drop in infections, as stated by Secretary Víctor George Flores, conditions improved, and from the following Monday on, those who want to use the boardwalk ie malecon, will be able to do so, although wearing a face-mask is mandatory.
https://www.facebook.com/LaPazBajaSurMexico/posts/10160041762813539

In the capital of Baja California Sur there were 5 deaths this Wednesday, reaching 513 deaths from COVID; likewise, 73 virus carriers were detected and another 79 were discharged, leaving 697 active and 10,608 recovered.
Visit Baja News for more info >>> https://mastodon.online/@bajanews

China’s CanSino Biologics Inc is formally seeking emergency use authorization in Mexico for its Covid-19 vaccine, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Friday, as the company seeks quick approval prior to wide-scale distribution.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Twitter that the one-dose CanSino vaccine has been successfully tested on more than 14,000 volunteers in Mexico since last October.
https://mexurl.com/rLF958

In case you searching: Mexico is second to last...... :(
Coronavirus continues to spread worldwide with more than 90 million confirmed cases across 190 countries and two million deaths as of mid-January 2021. For nearly a year, governments and societies have been turned inwards to fight an invisible enemy, exposing competing structures, vulnerabilities, and political priorities.