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All Covid-19 vaccine cards and certificates obtained in foreign countries will be recognized in Ecuador, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday. The Ministry said it wanted to clarify an earlier statement that vaccines administered abroad cannot be entered into the national health record. “Although we cannot verify foreign vaccines and cannot put them into...

Martes, 19/10/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – See article below on the Fiestas de Cuenca. Titular – En las noches no circularán carros (No cars will circulate at night) -There are new restrictions on km. 49 on the vía Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme due to falling rock. The Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas called for an...

In a televised address Monday night President Guillermo Lasso announced a 60-day state of emergency aimed at “fighting crime and strengthening the powers of law enforcement to meet the growing threat.” Although the declaration applies to the entire country, Lasso said its focus will be on the coastal provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Santa Elena,...

By the World Bank The year 2020 was a leap year, and it was on that extra day, February 29, that the Ecuadorian government officially announced the first known case of COVID-19 infection in the country. An elderly lady had returned from travel abroad with the virus 15 days earlier. The announcement marked Ecuador as...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ecuador and Colombia on Tuesday to discuss a range of issues, including countering drug trafficking and tackling irregular migration, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday. “In Quito on October 19, the Secretary will meet with President Guillermo Lasso and Foreign Minister Mauricio Montalvo to...

Farmers, teachers and several labor unions will take to the streets Monday in a “National Day of United Struggle.” The farmers are protesting a lack of government price supports and foreign imports while the teachers claim the government is not honoring a court decision to raise wages. In addition, all groups are demanding that the...

President Guillermo Lasso has agreed to divide his Opportunities Law proposal into three parts to satisfy concerns of the National Assembly. At the same time, he said that if the Assembly fails to act on the legislation he will not hesitate to invoke the so-called “La Muerte Cruzada,” or Death Cross, dissolving the Assembly and...

Foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with shots approved by the government and the World Health Organization will be allowed to travel to the United States starting on November 8, the White House said Friday. “The U.S.’s new travel policy that requires vaccination for foreign national travelers to the United States will begin...

The shutdown of Banco Pichincha’s online services due to a cyberattack has sparked angry reaction from customers and the explanation offered by the bank’s largest shareholder isn’t helping matters. Pichincha, Ecuador’s largest bank, disabled all internet services last Friday, claiming it had suffered “multiple hacks by criminals.” On Tuesday, the bank said it had established...