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Ecuador officials said Tuesday they are speeding up the collection of corpses in Guayaquil as delays related to the coronavirus epidemic have left families keeping their loved ones’ bodies in their homes for days. In some cases, bodies have been moved to sidewalks and...
I hesitated to write this column because so many people are suffering and dying from the coronavirus. And it didn’t seem right to place blame on someone with that as the backdrop. But it’s time for someone to yell and say, “Hey! Get your heads out of your asses and...
By Jaime Moreno In Ecuador, it is important to comply with the stay-at-home order until the government announces changes, which will be based on a review of data by the country's health authorities. This quarantine will be at least until April 20, 2020. On that date,...
For the second consecutive day, the number of new Covid-19 cases in Ecuador was down sharply. Monday’s count of 42 followed Sunday’s of 89, well below the previous week’s daily average of almost 200. The Ministry of Health also reported that the number of deaths from...
Lunes, 30/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Librerías (bookstores) - Bookstores are finding alternatives so people can continue to read. Angi Tapia, owner of "Used Books" bookstore, has reserved los miércoles for taking orders via social...
Until recently, you'd find me walking on the Rio Tomebamba early, at about 6:30 a.m. I'd power walk, using my walking sticks to “pump it up.” But now, when river walking is out and all I have are stairs in my edificio, I've discovered again the benefits of one of the...
By Jocelyn Timperley As the coronavirus pandemic continued to escalate around the world, a more localized emergency has unfolded in the Ecuadorian Amazon. After a day and a night of extreme rainfall at its headwaters, the Bobonaza River, which passes through a mosaic...
Medical experts are cautiously optimistic that Ecuador’s restriction on personal movement is slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Sunday’s new case total of 89 was the lowest since March 18, following Saturday’s count of 208. “It is far too early to establish a...
As they brace for large numbers of Covid-19 patients, Cuenca medical officials worry about their capacity to provide care. “We are limited in our personnel and we are limited in supplies,” says local health ministry coordinator Julio Molina. “We hope that the epidemic...
The owner of an animal rescue center and zoo in Tarqui is appealing to the public to help feed his animals. Alberto Vele says the coronavirus crisis has dealt his Yurak Allpa refuge a double shock and he is struggling to keep his 400 animals fed. “I depend on the...
By Jack Goodman Whether it's a post on your uncle's account or an image your friend forwarded, fake coronavirus stories seem to be everywhere. To help, BBC teams are verifying and fact-checking the latest and most widely-seen examples of fake and misleading...
On March 16, the day Ecuador’s Covid-19 virus case count reached 58, President Lenin Moreno declared a national health emergency, or emergencia sanitaria, and imposed Latin America’s toughest social distancing rules. Since the 60-day emergency decree was issued, the...
Hello. It's Markku Sario again, sitting in for Robert Bradley, who is thankfully out of the hospital but is still very much in recovery from his painful knee surgery. The Covid-19 news has been dominating all the media outlets with gloom and doom for a depressingly...
By José Luis Rosales With a compound of eucalyptus, verbena, ruda, marco, izu and uchu jiwa (chili pepper), the 21 communities and neighborhoods of Ilumán parish in Otavalo Canton, are disinfected. It is an alternative to stop the expansion of Covid-19. In this area,...
As reported in Interesting Engineering, in response to being cooped up at home, many are "stress eating." In addition to toilet paper and canned goods, they're stocking up on comfort foods like chocolate, ice cream, chips, and dips. They report that on Twitter,...
The Emergency Operations Committee (COE) tightened the rules for private vehicle use on Friday, reducing the number of days drivers are allowed on the streets. Beginning Saturday, March 28, vehicles with license plates ending in 1, 2 and 3 will be allowed to circulate...
By Jeff Van Pelt I knew about Mendoza. Argentine wine country. I love good wine and had long been intrigued by the thought of a visit to Mendoza. But I had never heard of Salta. It is an old colonial city in the far north of Argentina, about the size of Cuenca, and...
By Rachel Hosie Roughly one third of all the food produced for human consumption across the world is wasted every year. This equates to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food being thrown away - which is a cost to the environment and our bank accounts. But one...
By Abrar Al-Heeti Edward Snowden on Monday warned that high-tech surveillance measures governments use to fight the outbreak of Covid-19, the disease caused by the newly identified coronavirus, could have a long-lasting impact. That's according to an interview with...
Jorge Washington Orlando, Deputy Mayor of Salitre, died yesterday of complications from the Covid-19, three days after he had tested positive for the virus. In addition, four other Guayas Province mayors have tested positive and are in quarantine. Among those infected...
