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Martes, 3/3/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Festival del Sombrero de Toquilla – “La mujer y la libertad” is the name of the “Panama” hat festival este viernes, 6/3, sábado, 7/3, and domingo 8/3 in the Catedral Vieja and organized by the Economuseo del Sombrero. There will be a showing...
The reported coronavirus death toll now tops 3,000, with more than 90,000 cases counted worldwide. But even those numbers are nothing compared to what could happen in the months ahead. CBS News spoke to one of the country’s top experts on viruses, Marc Lipsitch, Harvard University epidemiologist, who predicts that 40% to 70% of the...
By Jeremy Brown We have just commemorated the centenary of the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918, which lasted only a few months but claimed 50 million to 100 million lives worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States. That pandemic remains a benchmark, and many commentators have rushed to compare it to the current coronavirus outbreak....
After more than two years of false starts, Cuenca’s municipal council has finally established the fare for the city tram system. It will be 35 cents. Following the rejection of a proposal for a 30 cent fare — to match that of city buses – the council voted 11 to six for the 35 cent...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Health says efforts are almost complete to make Cuenca one of three centers for combating the developing Covid-19 coronavirus in Ecuador. “After Quito and Guayaquil, Cuenca will be the third headquarters for fighting the virus,” says Leopoldo Izquieta, district director of the National Institute of Research in Public Health. Tests for Covid-19...
By Helen Partz Amid a major economic downturn, countries in Latin America (LATAM) are increasingly suffering from money laundering through cryptocurrencies, a new report says. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have become a major tool of organized crime groups and hackers in LATAM countries, according to a Feb. 27 report issued by threat intelligence firm IntSights. Titled...
It’s not true that a local hospital is treating three critically ill Covid-19 coronavirus patients. Neither is it true that large doses of vitamin C will protect you from the virus. Staff members of the Cuenca office of the national health ministry were busy answering questions and debunking rumors on morning radio and television talk...
A day after reporting Ecuador’s first case of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Health Minister Catalina Andramuño announced Sunday that five new cases have been confirmed in Guayaquil and Babahoyo. She said the new cases are family members of the 71 year old woman who was diagnosed Friday night with the virus. The new cases are “mild,”...
By Bruce Y. Lee Put down the mask, and step away. Unless you are a health care professional, or someone like a hockey goalie or Batman, you probably do not need to buy a mask. And if you are Batman or a hockey goalie, a N95 respirator mask isn’t going to help you keep pucks...
The executive committee of the Pachakutik indigenous political party says there will be no partnership with followers of former president Rafael Correa in next year’s election. “The indigenous people were persecuted and betrayed by the Correa government and I see no way we will cooperate with his follwers in the election,” Marlon Santi, director of...
Just 10 days ago, Cuenca’s four rivers were flowing at near-record lows. “On most years, the rainy season begins in early February,” says meteorologist Franklin Vera. “I’ve been asking, when is it going to start?” He got his answer Sunday and since then heavy rain has pummeled most of Ecuador. Ecuador’s coast has been hardest-hit,...
By Pauline McKean “I’ve seen how in every person, every human being, a calling to care for the Earth occurs when, privately, their being tells them ‘this you must do,’” says José Morquecho. When José made his observation, he was busy planting trees during a reforestation project along the border of Sangay National Park. This...
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