A state oficial said Mexicali has reported four people deceased due to heat-related illnesses.
State Chief Epidemiologist Néstor Hernández said last year the agency reported 12 fatalities for the same causes by the same date.
The oficial said 63 patients have required medical assistance due to the weather, with half of those cases related to heat stroke and the other half for dehydration. One case of solar burning has been reported, too.
Hernández asked residents to keep special care of elderly, children, farmworkers and construction workers, as well as those who work on the streets.
Authorities recomended residents to avoid outdoor activity from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., drink liquids abundantly, avoid eating on the street, wash and disinfect fruits and vegetables, dress with light-colored clothes, use sun block, avoid public events in closed-door facilities, cook thoroughly fried fish and seafood, and cover windows at home.
Private security business suspended
State officials suspended the operations of a private security business in Mexicali due to lack of appropriate licenses and permits, said the state Secretary of Public Safety.
In a press release, Private Security Services Director César Díaz said the state launched a campaign to verify the list of registered businesses and licenses given to new companies, with a total or 83 in the city.
Days ago, due to incompliance of regulations a business was suspended temporarily, he said.
The goal of the campaign is to guarantee protection for those who hire this type of services, Díaz said.
The list of businesses can be found at the agency’s website.
Nursing students graduate
Students from the Second Class of Neonatal Nursing program at Mexicali’s Maternal Infant Hospital graduated Friday.
Secretary of Public Health Guillermo Trejo said the hospital is one with the largest amount of births reported statewide, with 4 percent of them being premature babies.
He said although the hospital has state-of-the-art equipment, but staff must get the appropriate training and education for proper use.
Hospital director José Rojas said the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM in Spanish, opened the program here in 2014, being one of three others outside Mexico City and the only one in northern Mexico.
However, the program requirements are strict, he said.
The hospital has to install training centers, neonatology bibliography, trained staff, hospital equipment, among others.
The accreditation was ratified this year, Rojas said.
The first class graduated June 2015 with 17 students and this year seven more students fulfilled the requirements for graduation, he added.
The goal of the program is to have adequately trained personnel to handle newborns in the hospital with new technology for diagnose and medical or surgery treatment, he said.
Graduated students can either work on public or private clinics and hospitals, independently, on interdisciplinary teams or developing educational programs for other nurses, Rojas said.
Municipal youth prize contest announced
City officials unveiled Friday the contest of the 2016 Municipal Youth Prize that will be delivered for those outstanding residents in sports, arts, teaching and entrepreneurship.
City Councilwoman Alicia Arámburo underlined the vital role of Mexicali youth for their enthusiasm and heartening actions that are set in the city’s daily life.
Municipal Social Development Director David Rojas said the winner of each area will receive 10,000 pesos or $555 during a ceremony scheduled for November.
Winners will be determined by a jury composed by three specialists in each category.
The deadline to submit candidacy papers is October 12 and must be filed at the agency’s address at Río Nuevo Boulevard.
