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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...
Jueves, 26/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Topical song - Singer Andrés Pineda wrote a song, "Quedate en casa, por favor" and contacted 13 other professional singers to participate in producing it. The song is currently only available on the...
By Mark Mahoney As America and the global community continue to focus on addressing the continuing pandemic facing all of us, the issues related to mental health should not be forgotten. Obviously, the need for testing, isolation and rapid treatment are issues that...
By Jeremiah Reardon When my father John finished eighth grade in 1913 he joined his friends working in the Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania coal mines. The tipple boys separated waste from coal dropped on screens by the wrought iron tippler. An old miner cracked knuckles to...
By Jason Murdock A California man who peddled prevention pills and a bogus injectable cure for novel coronavirus infections on social media has been arrested on a federal fraud charge. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 53, was arrested by the FBI yesterday evening after...
By Kimberley Brown Nemonte Nenquimo, an Indigenous Waorani leader from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, watched as her Indigenous colleagues, family and friends rushed back to their territory this past week, attempting to escape the threat of the coronavirus engulfing the...
The coronavirus pandemic may not go away in just a few weeks or so, Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, said during a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday. "This is not a virus that goes away in two weeks or four weeks or six weeks. We...
Although it is too early to tell if Ecuador’s shelter-in-place rules are slowing the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Ecuador’s new Minister of Heatlh Juan Carlos Zevallos says he expects to see a “flattening of the curve” of new infections within a week to 10 days. “We...
Miércoles, 25/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - On-line festival - The CCE is transmitting the "Festival Arte Desde Casa" live during this health emergency. Much of it is aimed at children with puppet making, games, yoga classes, and reading...
