Government officials say that setting the hours back or forward damages people’s health
Mexico is poised to scrap daylight saving time and return to “God’s clock” after government officials argued there were health, personal safety and energy-saving benefits.
The country’s senate approved the measure with a 59-25 vote, after it already passed the lower house of congress. It will now go to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to be signed into law before Sunday – when the clocks would go back for the last time.
Jorge Alcocer, the health secretary, said Mexico should return to “God’s clock”, or standard time, arguing that setting the hours back or forward damages people’s health.
Changing the time twice a year disrupts people’s circadian rhythm, which is closely linked to sunlight, resulting in more people feeling tired.