By Lori Hinnart, Maria Cheng and Aniruddha Ghosal No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic. Inequity is everywhere: Inoculations go begging in the United...
Cyclist Richard Carapaz became the first Ecuadorian and only the fourth South American to stand on the Tour de France winners’ podium on Sunday. The tour’s top three finishers make the podium. The Belgian Wout van Aert won the 3,414 kilometer race that finished on the...
Can local governments mandate Covid-19 vaccine cards for entrance to stores, restaurants, sporting events and public transportation? The question came up last week after the mayors of Guayaquil and Loja said they would institute such a requirement in their...
By University of Edinburgh staff A cluster of comet fragments believed to have hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago may have shaped the origins of human civilisation, research suggests. Possibly the most devastating cosmic impact since the extinction of the dinosaurs, it...
I recently visited Claudio Alberto Soriano Vitorino, perhaps the most famed artist in Cuenca’s expat community. We met in his studio at IdiomArt. It was readily apparent that his sanctuary is not a gallery; it is a launchpad for the formidable creative energy that...
The Ministry of Health reported that 336,000 Covid-19 vaccines were administered on Friday, the highest single-day total since the vaccination program began in February. It was the third record set since Tuesday when news that the Covid delta variant had arrived in...
Consistently rated one of Ecuador’s top small hotels before it closed early in the Covid pandemic, Mansión Alcázar reopened its doors Thursday. The hotel, located in the historic district on Calle Simon Bolivar, will be operated by Cuenca’s Sociedad Gourmet group,...
By Christian Yates More vaccinated people are dying of Covid than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England (PHE). The report shows that 163 of the 257 people (63.4%) who died within 28 days of a positive Covid test between February...
By Sara M Moniuszko If your fitness routine includes a pre-workout stretch, you may be spinning your wheels — or worse, hurting yourself. Many of us were taught that it's important to stretch before running or exercising. That often included the classic forward bend...
Business and industry groups are criticizing the state of emergency declared for Guayaquil and El Oro Province due to the emergence of the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. “We cannot stand another round of restrictions and lockdowns,” says Pablo Bermeo, spokesman...
Jueves, 15/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Lista la edición 20 del Otro Cine (The 20th edition of Otro Cine is ready) - The 20th edition of the Encuentros del Otro Cine will start el 24/7. 28 full length films and 2 programs of short films...
Author's note: Time is running out for Ecuador to save its Amazon rainforests -- areas which have 10,000 times the biodiversity of the Galapagos islands. Ethno-ecologist Adam Gebb looks at the problems and possibilities in a seven-part series. This article explores...
By David Leonhardt There are two basic questions to ask about any variant of the Covid-19 virus: Is it more contagious than earlier versions of the virus? And is it more severe? When a variant is more contagious, it leads to a rise in the number of infections,...
Covid-19 vaccines protect you against the new delta variant that has recently arrived in Ecuador. That’s the message the Ministry of Health wants to put out to the public. “Of the 10 patients infected with the new variant, nine were unvaccinated,” says Isabel María...
Miércoles, 14/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Provincias vecinas a El Oro están alertas (Provinces neighboring El Oro are alert) - See Wednesday's CHL article for story. Cuenca - El Banco Pichincha vacuna a su personal (Banco Pichincha vaccinates...
By John Keeble I think I might have egg and bacon for breakfast tomorrow – I know it will be completely vegan and cruelty free. Actually, I probably won't ... just the thought of it puts me off even though I know it is animal-free. Animal-free? How can that be? Ah,...
President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in Guayaquil and El Oro Province Wednesday morning in an effort to contain the spread of the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. The action is based on the recommendation by the national Emergency Operations...
Following the announcement that the Covid-19 delta variant has entered Ecuador, the country’s two largest medical organizations are demanding that the government declare a new national health emergency. Among the measures the Guayas and Pichincha Medical Colleges...
Martes, 13/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Trabajos colaborativos unen a artistas locales (Collaborative works unite local artists) - During the confinement, various designers and artisans have been working cooperatively, and have opened...
By Alex Berenson Do the Covid vaccines work? If so, how well? These questions are separate from the issue of whether vaccines should be mandated or their side effects. No serious person thinks masks protect their wearers, for example, but we mandated those for more...
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