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The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee decided Friday to maintain the city’s yellow light health emergency status. The COE said it remained “extremely concerned” about the health care system’s ability to handle Covid-19 cases but said the addition of extra ventilators at the public hospitals has eased immediate pressure. In its written report, the COE blamed...
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to ravage the world, the impact is greatest on the poor population. In Cuenca, that means the Venezuelan and Colombian the refugees, the homeless, the disabled and the sick. Now, more than ever, they need your help. There are a number of formal and informal efforts underway in Cuenca to...
The government is denying reports that China has banned seafood imports from three Ecuadorian companies. On Wednesday, Chinese customs agents in the port cities of Dalian and Xiamen told government-owned media that they found traces of the coronavirus on packaging containing shrimp and fish. “There has been no ban and shipments of shrimp to China...
Bolivia’s conservative interim President Jeannine Anez is preparing proposals for rival centrist Carlos Mesa to defeat their common enemy — socialist Luis Arce — in September’s election, a minister said Friday, prompting speculation of a coalition. “There will be big surprises in the next few days because our president will make some very good proposals...
The Covid-19 pandemic is sweeping through the leadership of Latin America, with two more presidents and powerful officials testing positive this week for the new coronavirus, adding a destabilizing new element to the region’s public health and economic crises. In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro, 65, announced his illness Tuesday and is using it to publicly...
According to Ecuador’s Civil Aviation Authority (DAC), a total of 28,146 passengers have taken to the air since June 1, when the country’s airports reopened. Of the total, 10,874 passengers traveled within the country to airports in Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Coca, Santa Rosa, Loja and Manta, most of them on Latam, Aeroregional and Avianca airlines....
Jueves, 9/7/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – “Cosmos” – The Club de Astronomía Cruz del Sur and the Planetario de Cuenca will show a new episode of Cosmos tomorrow titled, “La gracia fugaz de la zona habitable” (The fleeting grace of the habitable zone). The episode deals with changes in...
By J.B. Handley Why did politicians ever lockdown society in the first place? Can we all agree that the stated purpose was to “flatten the curve” so our hospital system could handle the inevitable COVID-19 patients who needed care? At that point, at least, back in early March, people were behaving rationally. They accepted that...
One hundred and fifty writers, academics, artists and activists, representing positions across the political spectrum, have signed an open letter denouncing the “restriction of free speech and debate.” The letter comes in response to calls for censorship of so-called hate speech and “cancel culture” in the aftermath of recent Black Lives Matter protests across the...
By Jim Wyss Busy selling fruits and vegetables on a recent weekday, Luzmila Mita dug into her apron and pulled out a fistful of coins embossed with the image of a Native American woman with a baby strapped to her back. “I always thought she was one of us,” said Mita, as she looked at...
Mauro Falconí, director of the National Agency for Health Regulation, is pushing for a “quick study” of the use of Chlorine Dioxide solution (known as CDS) as a treatment for Covid-19. He says that its use in Spain, Bolivia, Germany and Brazil have shown promising results. Falconí says CDS must go through a process of...
Ecuador Foreign Minister José Valencia announced Wednesday that he is resigning his position for personal reasons. Valencia’s announcement followed the resignations on Tuesday of Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner and Communication Secretary Gustavo Isch. In his statement, Valencia said his resignation was unrelated to Sonnenholzner’s departure and that he expected to continue in government service. Sources...
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