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First confirmed coronavirus death in Sonora

Español The first documented COVID-19 death in Sonora was a 29-year-old woman from Magdalena de Kino who died in Nogales, Sonora. Sonoran Secretary of Health Enrique Claussen Iberri commented on Tuesday that the woman had an underlying condition of diabetes mellitus...
Alamos, Sonora a model for COVID-19 mitigation and prevention

Alamos, Sonora a model for COVID-19 mitigation and prevention

Español Municipality closes and deploys preventive measures against the virus The popular tourism destination of Alamos, Sonora has closed access to non-residents and taken widespread measures to prevent the occurrence and spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Municipal...
Sonora receives coronavirus test kits

Sonora receives coronavirus test kits

Español Preparing for COVID-19 Although there have not yet been any novel coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Sonora, the state is preparing for a potential outbreak. As a first step, Sonoran media reported last week that the state health ministry can now test for the novel...

Coronavirus affects Sonoran manufacturers

Español International supply chain issues The coronavirus, which started last year in Wuhan City, China and has spread throughout the world, is causing global supply chain issues. And Sonora, Mexico is not immune from that problem. In an interview with El Imparcial...
Peñasco diversifies as Chinese look to Sonora for investment

Peñasco diversifies as Chinese look to Sonora for investment

Español Contact with Chinese government and investors Puerto Peñasco municipal alcalde (mayor) Kiko Munro presented the potential for investment in that city at an initial December 2019 meeting with Yo Bo, the general consul of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in...

Sonora January jobs created down 27 percent from 2019

Español But the state is in top 4 among job creators nationally The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) announced that Sonora’s year-over-year job growth fell 27 percent in January, although the state was one of the leading job-creating states in the Republic...