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Rules of the health emergency curfew: What you can and cannot do during the lockdown
The state of emergency declared by President Lenín Moreno begins Friday, April 23 at 8 p.m. with full weekend lockdowns and a 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. curfew Monday through Friday until May 20. Which activities are allowed and which are not under the new rules? Check out the questions and answers. What...
Moreno orders 24-hour weekend lockdown and 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. weekday curfew for 28 days
President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency Wednesday night, imposing total weekend lockdowns and an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. weekday curfew in 16 provinces to combat a rising tide of Covid-19 cases and to relieve an over-stressed health care system. The curfew will be in effect for 28 days,...
City buses reduce their hours; Volcanic ash clouds are closely monitored; There’s a waiting list for ICU beds; Rural women featured in photo exhibit
Miércoles, 21/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Muestra fotográfica de mujeres rurales se inaugura hoy (Photographic exhibition of rural women opens today) - A project by the Red de Turismo Comunitario del Austro "Pakariñan" to strengthen the leadership of rural women in...
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She was always there. Every Sunday morning she came at the same time. It was during my early days in Ecuador, when I walked in the area, that we met. I studied her and familiarized myself with her mannerisms. She was a disabled person. Her handicap was the inability to walk. Awareness can arrive...
Free speech in the internet age: Who gets to say what’s acceptable speech and what isn’t?
By Sean Illing America’s commitment to free speech is uniquely radical. The US Constitution treats freedom of expression as the master freedom that makes every other possible. And our legal system reflects this view, which is why it has always been incredibly difficult to suppress or punish speech...
Medical group calls for ‘total confinement’ as COE delays final decision on new emergency orders
The Ecuador Society of Intensive Care has joined other national and local medical organizations in asking the government to impose a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. “We urgently need a state of total confinement of the population to control the increase of new cases,”...
Long-distance bus fares to increase 15% as operators and government reach agreement to end strike
The government announced Tuesday afternoon that interprovincial and intraprovincial bus fares will increase 15% on May 1. The agreement with bus operators ended a two-day bus strike that had disrupted traffic throughout much of the country. Bus companies had demanded permission to increase fares...
Lasso says biggest concern is slow rate of vaccination; Bus strike blocks city streets, highways; More ICU beds to open; New National Assembly sworn in
Martes, 20/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Moreno: la mesa no queda servida (Moreno: the table is not served) - President-elect Lasso and outgoing President Moreno met with their respective Vice Presidents and transition teams. Moreno admitted that the economic...
Thousands of Latin Americans are traveling to the U.S. for their Covid-19 vaccines
By Olga Rodriguez and Marcos Martinez They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the U.S., in some places taking a shuttle directly from the airport to COVID-19 vaccine sites. Their ranks include politicians, TV personalities, business executives and a soccer team. People of...
An emerging challenge for epidemiologists is controlling variants; Can vaccines handle them all?
By Julian Tang All viruses mutate. They do this to adapt and survive better in their specific host. The virus that causes Covid-19 is no different: it has moved from the animal realm, where it most likely originated in bats, to the human world. Since then, scientists have been locked in a battle...
Government warns against panic as it decides its next move against the coronavirus pandemic
As the national Emergency Operations Committee deliberated Monday on new pandemic restrictions, the group’s president warned against panic. “I am seeing wild speculation, especially on social media, about what we are planning and I caution people not to believe everything they read and see,” says...
Moreno and Lasso meet as presidential transition begins; Economic recovery is impossible until Covid is contained; Child abuse cases are under-reported
Lunes, 19/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - From el sábado, 17/4/2021 - Facultad de Artes organiza cuatro talleres para adultos (Faculty of Arts organizes four workshops for adults) - The Arts Department of the U. of Cuenca is organizing 4 workshops on Zoom for seniors in...
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