What’s going on Mexico? August 1 to 7, 2020 Relevant Events Gatell. The governors of Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas requested the resignation of Undersecretary Hugo López Gatell, since they considered that the strategy in the management of the pandemic and the sanitary measures have failed. Marro. The governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez, reported that José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, “El Marro”, leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, was arrested. Beirut. Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, informed that there are no reports of Mexicans affected by the explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday. Federal Congress Ordinary period. Ricardo Monreal, Parliamentary Lead of MORENA in the Senate presented the pending issues that could be discussed in the next regular period of sessions; these include the prohibition of tax forgiveness, removal from office, public financing of political parties and the regulation of cannabis, among others. Federal Government Banxico. According to a survey by Mexico’s Central Bank, carried out with 36 specialists from the private sector, the drop of the economy in Mexico by the end of 2020 will be of 10.02%. Remittances. Banxico reported that 5,536 million dollars of remittances were sent to Mexico in June, 11.9% more than the same month last year and 4.6% more than in May. Classes. The Secretary of Education, Esteban Moctezuma, informed that August 24 will be the start of the 2020-2021 School Year; they will be through radio and television since there are no conditions to do them in shcools. Citibanamex. According to the latest survey of Citibanamex, Mexico's economy will contract 9.8% this year. In their last survey, the contraction was estimated at 9.6%. instrag.mx Washington. According to the latest projection of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) of the University of Washington, by November, in Mexico there will be twice the total deaths from Covid-19 of those currently registered, reaching a total of 95,929 deaths. OPS. The PAHO warned that the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Mexico will be in August and considered that the measures taken by the Mexican government and those of other countries in the region have not been effective in controlling the transmission. States Oaxaca. The local congress of Oaxaca approved a reform to the Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents to prohibit the sale, distribution and promotion of sugary drinks and foods with high caloric content to children and adolescents. State. According to figures from the Health Secretariat, 7 states continue to have an active and growing epidemic (Baja California Sur, Colima, Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Yucatán and Zacatecas), 14 already show signs of stability and decline rates and the others have already stabilized. instrag.mx .