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EXCLUSIVA: Policías Estatales Fronterizos Ligados a Extorsiones de Narcomenudistas

MONTERREY, Nuevo León – Un grupo de policías estatales ha estado extorsionando a narcomenudistas solo para vender las drogas incautadas. Los policías, que habían estado recibiendo protección de los más altos funcionarios de seguridad en Nuevo León, tienen una relación laboral con una facción de Los Zetas.

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Texas Outperforming Mexico in Coronavirus Testing

Health professionals in Texas have conducted four-times as many tests as all of Mexico for Coronavirus (COVID-19), yet the fatalities are roughly one third of those as reported in Mexico. The figures come as Mexican health officials admit to undercounting confirmed cases while claiming success in “flattening the curve.”

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Mexico City Hospitals Nearing Capacity over Coronavirus Pandemic

Several hospitals in Mexico City tasked with treating cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are at full capacity or are close to it, health officials revealed. Despite government assurances and admitted efforts to downplay the true spread of the pandemic, Mexico continues to see a rising number of cases.

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Mexico Nears 18K Coronavirus Cases Despite Admitted Undercount

Even with incomplete figures, Mexican health officials say the nation is nearing 18,000 cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The real number of confirmed cases is higher since several states report nearly twice as many cases by accounting for private hospitals.

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Mexican Border State Restricts Vehicle Traffic as Coronavirus Spreads

A Mexican border state implemented a license plate-based system to restrict traffic to slow the nationwide spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The move, which also applies to out-of-state and U.S. vehicles, comes as businesses deemed non-essential are forced to shutter.

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Mexican Government Admits to Undercounting Coronavirus Cases

Mexican health officials are undercounting the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases nationwide by ignoring totals from private hospitals. The practice was exposed by some states as they release their own counts containing public and private hospital data.

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Mexico Stops Giving Estimates of the Coronavirus Pandemic’s True Scope

Mexican health officials stopped providing weekly estimates of the number of cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that provide what they believe to be the true reach of the pandemic. Instead, officials are simply providing the daily number of confirmed cases. Mexico has only carried out 65,500 tests nationwide, while other countries have tested their population in much larger numbers.

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CDG Tortura y Ejecuta a Militar Mexicano en Ciudad Fronteriza

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Las autoridades estatales de Tamaulipas están investigando el secuestro, la tortura y el asesinato de un soldado del ejército mexicano que se cree que fue asesinado por miembros del Cártel del Golfo.

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Coronavirus Fatalities in Mexico Jump 19 Percent in Single Day

Despite the many assurances given by Mexican health officials, the nation saw a 19 percent rise in fatalities in one day from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The spike comes just one day after health officials confirmed a ten percent rise in fatalities the prior day.

Medical workers wait to guide people arriving to get tested for COVID-19 at private labora