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Daniel Simancas, epidemiologist and director of research at the UTE University, warned of a second catastrophe in Ecuador if a new strict confinement of at least two or three weeks is not resolved. In addition, […]

People over 90 years old should not schedule an appointment to be vaccinated against covid-19, as announced by the Minister of Health, Camilo Salinas, during a tour of one of the inoculation points enabled in […]

The National Federation of Interprovincial Passenger Transport Cooperatives of Ecuador (Fenacotip) issued a statement to warn that, as of this Monday, April 19, 2021, all transport units that belong to this union will not circulate […]

This Friday, April 16, 2021, Ecuador registers 355,964 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 17,528 deaths due to the pandemic. Of the total deaths, 12,574 people died with a positive diagnosis and 4,954 with suspicion of […]

The Pichincha College of Physicians asked the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) to recommend to President Lenín Moreno a targeted confinement for a period of no less than 10 days The main reason is due […]

In Latacunga, a Covid-19 patient, suspected of having contracted the Brazilian variant, died in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the General Hospital of that city. The information that was disseminated through social networks highlighted […]

The president-elect, Guillermo Lasso, will meet with Lenín Moreno at the Carondelet Palace. Both the incoming and outgoing president delegated their teams to organize the process, once the new administration will begin on May 24. […]

(Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s General Comptroller and a former Energy Minister Pablo Celi was sent to prison after being remanded in custody for alleged corruption and organized crimes. Celi, detained on Tuesday by the Attorney General’s […]

Due to the shortage of medicinal oxygen, families from other Guayas cantons, as well as from other provinces come to that jurisdiction in search of this input. Basilio Vera, arrived in Guayaquil from Machala (El […]

This April 15, 2021, Ecuador registers a new peak of daily infections. In the last 24 hours, 4,892 new cases were confirmed, adding a total of 355,431 infected nationwide. According to the latest report from […]