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Lasso rules out confinement for possible increase in COVID-19 infections

Published on January 04, 2022

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn On Tuesday, the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, said that a confinement for a possible increase in COVID-19 cases is “ruled out.” “Confinement is out of the question,” stressed the president, in a meeting with representatives of the media held in Carondelet Palace. He explained that Ecuador can afford “this luxury” […]

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