Still undefined if the famous Mazatlan Carnival will be held

The controversial party. It is not yet known with certainty if there will be a Carnival 2022 party, but at least, in a matter of controversy, its organization is already one of the most talked about in recent decades. The issue is affecting the image of the municipal government headed by the Morenoite Luis Guillermo Benítez Torres. This has been seen stubborn and stubborn in a celebration that represents a danger to public health not only of Mazatlan, but for the rest of the entity. The matter has splashed the governor of the state, Rubén Rocha Moya, who is already criticized for his hesitation to impose reason in the face of potentially dangerous decisions in the state. The point is that there is a cascade of opinions both for and against. Rocha Moya assured that it will be this Friday when, finally, it will be defined whether or not there will be Carnival. Epidemiological indicators will be prioritized, he said. It would not be uncommon for the matter to be postponed again. Legislatures on the pending. And while the state government defines what is conducive to the Carnival party in Mazatlan, from Congress voices are raised to warn of the risks of a decision made based on economic interests, without contemplating the risks to the health of citizens. Luz Verónica Avilés Rochín, as president of the Tourism Commission of the State Congress, considered yesterday that the best alternative option should be to postpone the date of Carnival to prevent entire families from continuing to get sick. He stressed that since last Monday, Sinaloa and other states are identified with the color orange and infections are already on the rise among children. The local deputy for Citizen Movement Celia Jáuregui also urged the State Government not to be pressured by immediate economic interests and prioritize public health care and the image of Mazatlan as a tourist destination. An uptick in the incidence of infections could end Mazatlan as a safe destination for families to rest, he warns.
Indicators. 15 days before the scheduled date for the start of the Mazatlan Carnival, this port is still in the midst of the fourth wave of infections. Until yesterday, there was a downward trend in the number of active cases, which totaled 322. There were many more suspected cases of covid-19, since the epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health reported on 671 patients with the symptoms of the disease. However, we must take into account the statements of the Secretary of Health, Héctor Melesio Cuen. He says that the official figures must be multiplied by five, to have a more accurate reference, since private clinics are not promptly reporting the cases they detect. In the rest of southern Sinaloa there are no municipalities free of active cases and all report suspected cases. In Escuinapa, 37 patients were treated as active cases and 54 as suspects. In Rosario there were 46 active and 19 suspects. Pernicious politics. There is a tendency among the new governments to abandon the projects and public works carried out by the previous Administrations, no matter how good or successful they have been for the well-being of citizens. That has happened with the Linear Park of Mazatlan, which the municipal government maintains in abandonment. More than five buildings built to serve as surveillance, emergency and food booths are looted.



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