Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Electronic Game Show, better known as EGS, the largest video game event in Mexico, ended its first edition in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, working side by side with Ricolino, Digital Creative City (CCD, acronym in Spanish), and Los 40 Principales, offering visitors the best entertainment experience available.

The Asian country's ambassador to Mexico, Zhu Qingqiao, said that everything possible is being done to strengthen the airlift for the acquisition of medical supplies.

During the first months in which COVID-19 infections were registered in China, the Mexican government was among the first to collaborate, which "we will never forget," said the ambassador of the Asian country in Mexico, Zhu Qingqiao.

"Today Mexico is in a critical phase due to COVID-19, a situation that China understands a lot. Efforts are being made to strengthen the airlift for the acquisition of medical supplies," said Qingqiao, during the tenth arrival with medical supplies from Shanghai. On tuesday night.

For his part, the Secretary of Foreign Relations, Marcelo Ebrard, highlighted the bilateral solidarity relationship between Mexico and China to attend to the health emergency due to COVID-19.

The chancellor stressed that this is the first with a load of 48 ventilators for those patients, who, due to the severity of their condition, need to be intubated.

During his speech, Marcelo Ebrard acknowledged the relationship between Mexico and China and noted that the support is mutual and will continue to strengthen, after another 10 flights with supplies and medical supplies are still awaited, which will be distributed through Insabi (Health Institute of Wellness) to Mexican medical personnel.

Also present during the arrival of the tenth shipment to the hangar of the sixth group of the Mexican Air Force were the secretary for multilateral affairs, Martha Delgado; the commercial economic adviser of China, Zou Chuanming and Miguel Zhang of the Meheco Corporation company.

*The same was done at all points where the sanitary filters are in Jalisco. The objective is to continue with the protocols established in the state's COVID-19 plan to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. In total there are 9 filters installed in the state, 4 of them in the borders with Michoacán, Guanajuato, Colima and Nayarit.       

Official Statement- In the preamble to the entry into Phase 0 of the Jalisco Plan for Economic Reactivation, activity was reinforced in the sanitary filters installed in different highway sections of the entity, three of them at the entrances to the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.

The objective is to continue with the protocols established in the Jalisco COVID-19 Plan to safeguard the health of Jalisco residents and thus prevent the spread of the Coronavirus in the State.

In each of the sanitary filters, there is the presence of operating personnel from different levels of government; they make a random stop of vehicles, which will allow timely action in the event of detecting people with respiratory symptoms or discomfort.

Personnel from the Ministry of Health carry out the review in the sanitary filters, body temperature is taken from drivers and passengers and a questionnaire is applied to them; If they have symptoms they will be recommended to return home and call the Coronavirus COVID-19 3338233220 hotline, where patients will be provided with a follow-up.

Filters are installed at the following points

-Highway to Morelia (Santa Cruz de las Flores)

-Highway to Chapala (Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos)

-Highway to Nogales (Venta del Astillero)

-Entrance to the municipality of Tapalpa

-Entrance to the municipality of Mazamitla

Additionally, the operation of the four interstate filters located on the borders with Michoacán, Guanajuato, Colima and

Nayarit are maintained, which are found at the following checkpoints:

-Degollado-La Piedad Highway (On the border between Jalisco and Michoacán)

-Caseta de Leon-Lagos de Moreno highway toll both (On the border between Jalisco and Guanajuato)

-San Marcos Toll Booth on the highway to Manzanillo (On the border between Jalisco and Colima)

-Las Palmas-Puerto Vallarta Highway (In the Jalisco-Nayarit direction)

The participating agencies in these devices are: the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the police stations of the municipalities involved, the Jalisco State Civil Protection and Fire Department, as well as the Red Cross.  

The only one to dock is the Star Princess, with 201 crew members, for which the main port authorities were requested and will depart today in the afternoon.

The other two cruises, the Grand Princess and the Koningsdam, with 276 and 1,086 crew members, respectively, will remain only in the anchoring area, waiting for authorization to be able to carry out, in this area, the transfer of people from one cruise ship to another, so that one of them can transfer them to their places of origin.

Without the three cruise ships reporting passengers on board, the health authorities continue to apply the established protocols and sanitary measures. The Port Authority of Puerto Vallarta works as a link, to offer the essential services that are incumbent on it for the attention of international maritime transport.

The Government of Mexico, under the command of President Andrés Manul López Obrador, announced this Wednesday the "Plan for the return to the new normal", in which it established an epidemiological traffic light that will determine when the quarantine can be lifted in the municipalities from the country.

In this sense, there are four colors on the map that indicate the degree of contagion, and therefore determine the date on which municipalities can return to their daily activities and lift measures such as the confinement and closure of non-essential businesses. .

For this, on May 18, 269 "municipalities of hope" that do not register any contagion may begin to resume their normal activities, with extreme isolation protocols compared to those that do, with rigorous sanitary filters.

While from May 18 to 31, preparations would be made for the municipalities with low transmission to return with limitations or in full to their activities and lift the confinement.

At the traffic light by colors established by the Ministry of Health, the municipalities in green, may return to essential activities and completely lift the confinement on June, is the case, for example, of Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas, which they present a “very low” transmission level.

In these municipalities, presential classes may be resumed, non-essential businesses, public squares, beaches, shopping centers and hotels are opened, in the case of tourist sites. That is to say, everything will return to operate normally, and the National Day of Healthy Distance will conclude.

In those municipalities marked in yellow, transmission is medium, and activities may be restored that same day in a limited way, with a reduced presence of people in public spaces, non-essential activities must operate with caution and there will be no face-to-face classes.

In oranges, the presence of people in public spaces should be even more limited, non-essential businesses will not be able to open yet and confinement will continue to be recommended. And in the reds, the transmission is maximum and the quarantine cannot be lifted yet.

The traffic light will be updated every week, however, said the deputy secretary of Prevention and Health Promotion federal, Hugo López Gatell, the logic is that everyone follow the trend that they already showed on today's map.

Seven Seas Splendor Cruise will be docked in La Marina for 30 days

The Seven Seas Splendor cruise ship belonging to the Regen Seven Seas Cruises shipping company, arrives for the first time to Puerto Vallarta, This will be the twelfth cruise ship received for humanitarian reasons.  

Without passengers on board and with 125 crew members, of different nationalities, for the operation and operation of the ship, coming from the Port of Los Angeles California, USA,it will be docked in the Port for 30 days, for protection during this contingency, where it will be provided the main port services.   Commanded by Diego Michelozzi, who has been working on board cruise ships for 20 years, the Seven Seas Splendor is 224 meters long, being the second in the Explorer class of Regent Seven Seas Cruises and the fifth ship of the company. It was launched in February 2020, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy.   As with each humanitarian arrival, the respective authorities such as International Health, Migration, Customs and SENASICA were present, checking, among other things, the health of the crew.   To offer the essential services that are incumbent upon for the attention of international maritime transport, the Puerto Vallarta Comprehensive Port Administration (API) will be operating as a primary link, to provide you with the attention to the cruise.   The tourist ship is scheduled to set sail on June 6 of the current year bound for La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

The Tepic Sport Fishing Club recently announced the 6th International La Cruz de Huanacaxtle Sport Fishing Tournament with categories for Sailfish, Marlin, Dorado, and Tuna, to be held from October 31 to November 4, 2018, in the Marina Riviera Nayarit.

The Playa Los Muertos Fishing Tournament has turned into a tradition in Puerto Vallarta, the event where all fishing fans meet year by year to live this great experience.

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Last weekend a tournament was held at the Flamingos golf course in Nuevo Vallarta.

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Surgeon dismissed after raising concerns about Playa del Carmen hospital

A doctor in Playa del Carmen shined a light on the situation at the local hospital one time too many.

Óscar Hernández claims he was fired by state health authorities after raising concerns about conditions at the Playa del Carmen general hospital. The surgeon said things were so bad that he had to use the light on his cell phone to complete at least three surgical procedures because there was no electricity.

But it was shining a light on the hospital’s deficiencies in terms of supplies and equipment that apparently riled the Secretariat of Health.

The doctor called a meeting last month in the hospital’s auditorium to discuss conditions and how they might be improved. More than 150 hospital workers showed up to hear Hernández talk about electrical outages, unequal rates of pay and overworked nurses who are expected to tend to 20 patients during a shift when the limit should be six, illustrating his presentation with photos and video.

Video showed an operation in progress during which there was a power outage, and anesthetic equipment that wasn’t operating as a result. But an emergency power plant that should have kicked in was not functioning. Meanwhile, a patient was about to undergo a cesarean section.

One of those who attended the meeting was a health official who filmed the event, after which Hernández, who had worked at the hospital for five years, was dismissed for breach of contract.

The doctor has filed a complaint with the human rights commission.

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