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News 6 years ago

Galapagos reopens tourist sites after virus lockdown

The Galapagos Islands on Monday reopened its tourist sites and marine reserve, which had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ecuadorian Environment Minister Paulo Proano said.

World 6 years ago

Amazon tribe releases hostages after body of leader returned

Two police officers, two soldiers and two civilians were taken captive by the indigenous people on Thursday in the village of Kumay near the Peruvian border.

Environment 6 years ago

'Adapt and survive' as Galapagos girds for life without tourism

As much of Ecuador went into lockdown against the coronavirus, scientists shipped out of the Galapagos, leaving important research activity frozen and the Pacific archipelago's tourism in deep crisis.

World 6 years ago

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe

The first case of the novel coronavirus has been detected in one of Ecuador's indigenous Amazon tribes, the health ministry said Sunday.

World 6 years ago

Ecuador exceeds 30,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

Ecuador on Monday exceeded 30,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, while the government launched a plan to start gradually relaxing quarantine measures that have been in place since mid-March.

World 6 years ago

Torment in Ecuador: virus dead piled up in bathrooms

In one hospital in Guayaquil overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, staff have had to pile up bodies in bathrooms because the morgues are full, health workers say.

World 6 years ago

Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador's virus epicenter

Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak.

World 6 years ago

Ecuador president slashes cabinet members' salaries in pandemic response

Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno and his cabinet members took 50% pay cuts among measures he announced on Friday to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic that has dealt a heavy blow to the Andean nation's economy.

World 6 years ago

Ecuador's Moreno calls for probe into handling of corpses in coronavirus outbreak

"We will not allow anyone to be buried without being identified. They deserve a goodbye with dignity!" .

World 6 years ago

Ecuador builds emergency cemeteries due to coronavirus outbreak

Ecuador's government is preparing an emergency burial ground on land donated by a private cemetery in Guayaquil, the country's largest city, to address a shortage of burial plots as the novel coronavirus hits the Andean country hard.

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Galapagos reopens tourist sites after virus lockdown

Amazon tribe releases hostages after body of leader returned

'Adapt and survive' as Galapagos girds for life without tourism

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe

Ecuador exceeds 30,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

Torment in Ecuador: virus dead piled up in bathrooms

Police collect nearly 800 bodies from Ecuador's virus epicenter

Ecuador president slashes cabinet members' salaries in pandemic response

Ecuador's Moreno calls for probe into handling of corpses in coronavirus outbreak

Ecuador builds emergency cemeteries due to coronavirus outbreak

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