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Lunes, 1/4/2020 Hola, Todos - Sorry for the rant on 4/1 and thanks to all of you for your kind and supportive wishes. Obviously I'm not coping well with the Quedate En Case. But I've decided that April Fool's Day shouldn't be restricted to only one day a year, and so...
By Jeremiah Reardon My friend Ramon’s wrists are secured to a side rail of his critical care bed. Perspiration trickles from his forehead to straining eyes which roll upward. I wipe his brow and hold a hand. I’m alarmed at his condition on my first visit to the...
By Joao Fellet Indigenous communities in Brazil's Amazon region are in danger of being "wiped out" by the coronavirus, according to health experts. Respiratory illnesses -- such as those that develop from the influenza virus -- are already the main cause of death for...
By Giovanni Cambizaca We are all doing well out here in San Miguel, and I hope the same is true for you and that you are managing to put a life together under our new circumstances. Since we are all at home and have a lot more time on our hands than we ever expected,...
Although new cases of the Covid-19 virus increased Sunday, the numbers are far below those posted last week and Ecuador health officials expect to see a flattening of the virus growth curve this week or next. “Our strategy, like those of most countries, is to avoid a...
Ecuador’s health care professionals are paying a high price for their frontline service in the fight against Covid-19. According the Ministry of Health, more than 1,600 of the country’s doctors and nurses, or 44 percent of all confirmed cases, have tested positive for...
By Carolyn Kormann For thousands of years, a parasite with no name lived happily among horseshoe bats in southern China. The bats had evolved to the point that they did not notice; they went about their nightly flights unbothered. One day, the parasite — an ancestor...
Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner announced Saturday new government assistance to help Guayaquil weather the coronavirus outbreak. “As of Monday, we are sending 1,500 hospital beds to the city as well as large deliveries of personal protective gear, hospital equipment...
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expects a “tsunami” of Covid-19 cases in Latin America and the Caribbean, the director of the organization, Carissa Etienne, said on Saturday. She is urging the private sector to collaborate with governments to address the...
By Matthew Bristow Venezuelan families made destitute by Colombia’s coronavirus lockdown are walking a thousand miles or more across the Andes to get home. Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela might be undergoing one of the deepest economic slumps in modern history, but it’s...
By Rae Ellen Bichell We're all social distancing these days, and it's unclear when exactly that will end. But Billy Barr has been doing this for almost 50 years. He's the only full-time resident of Gothic, Colo. "I'm the mayor and chief of police," he said. "I hold...
Ecuador Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos says new equipment and medicine is arriving but says more are needed. “We are beginning to see a steady flow of personal protection gear, intensive care equipment and pharmaceuticals necessary to fight Covid-19,” he said....
By Ellen Birkens The United Nations estimates that as many as 200,000 travelers are stranded in countries around the world with many facing insurmountable obstacles to getting home. "The onset of travel restrictions aimed at the coronavirus was so sudden that many...
By Ray Horsley When I was very young I learned of another world, somewhat like mine, only the people there ate animals. The idea struck me as strange since nobody in my world ate animals. So I said to myself: “I'd like to learn of this world, its customs, and the...
Interior Minister María Paula Romo announced Friday that the use of private vehicles will be reduced to once a week beginning Monday. It is the third reduction in two weeks. “We have made the decision to tighten driving restrictions in the interest of public health,”...
Minister of Health Juan Carlos Zevallos warned Thursday that he expects 20 percent of those who contract the Covid-19 virus will require hospitalization and six percent will require intensive care. “This estimate is based on what we have seen so far in Ecuador as well...
Facing stiff criticism, the U.S. Treasury Department changed course late Wednesday and announced that Social Security beneficiaries and other Americans who haven’t filed income taxes for the past two years won’t have to take any extra steps to receive one-time checks...
By Molly Wood At a moment when you would strongly prefer it to stay healthy, the U.S. office of Health and Human Services was the target of a cyberattack. Reports say the agency’s servers were hit this week with what’s known as a distributed denial of service attack,...
President Lenin Moreno announced extentions to most restrictions intended to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus on Thursday morning. Noting the increase of Covid-19 cases and deaths, Moreno said it is time for all Ecuadorians to work together to control the...
Some foods are "genius foods" in terms of nutrition, and one of the smartest foods around is nuts. All nuts! Nuts are a 'combination food' — they're a good source of the three major nutrients — protein, carbohydrate, and healthy fats — plus they contain micronutrients...
