Day 602 — Mañanera: Ebola Airport Protocols for World Cup, Colima Bridge Inaugurated, Casa por Casa Chronic Disease Expansion

Additional highlights from Sheinbaum's May 26, 2026 Day 602 mañanera: (1) EBOLA HEALTH PROTOCOLS: Health Secretary David Kershenobich confirmed zero Ebola cases in Mexico and announced sanitary screening filters at Mexico's international airports — particularly Benito Juárez (AICM), Felipe Ángeles (AIFA), Guadalajara, and Monterrey. The protocols are coordinated with the U.S. and Canada ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, which Mexico is co-hosting with the U.S. and Canada and expects 5+ million international visitors between June and July 2026. The announcement follows international concern over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with WHO monitoring spread. Mexico's preparedness includes arrival screening, dedicated isolation zones at airport medical facilities, and a confirmed national rapid-response protocol tested during COVID-19. (2) COLIMA BRIDGE INAUGURATION: Sheinbaum announced the inauguration of the Epitacia Zamora Teodoro bridge in Colima state, connecting the municipal centers of Colima and Villa de Álvarez. The infrastructure project is expected to serve approximately 30,000 vehicles per year and will directly benefit 157,000 residents of the metropolitan area by reducing travel times, improving emergency service access, and supporting local commerce. (3) CASA POR CASA MEDICAL EXPANSION: Sheinbaum confirmed that starting in 2027, doctors in the Salud Casa por Casa (House-to-House Health) home visit program will be authorized to prescribe medications for 22 chronic conditions — including diabetes (Type 1 and 2), hypertension, and dyslipidemia — dispensed through automated pharmaceutical machines (dispensarios automatizados) installed at health centers and community pharmacies. This extends the current home-visit model, which focuses on preventive and monitoring visits, to include basic pharmacotherapy for the elderly and mobility-limited patients who cannot regularly travel to clinics. (4) ELECTORAL REFORM CLARIFICATION: Sheinbaum clarified that the proposed reform creating an INE Commission for Verification of Candidacy Integrity (announced May 21) would make the INE a conduit of information from intelligence and security agencies — not a final decision-maker — in determining whether candidates have organized crime ties. The formal determination would remain with the judiciary. PAN lawmakers maintained their objection that the mechanism creates dangerous executive influence over electoral candidacies.