New traffic light system announced for back-to-work, experts question decision

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Government begins preparing strategy to fight chronic childhood malnutrition in Ecuador
United States imports $1.21 billion in Ecuadorian non-oil exports thru April, trade agreement moves forward
The United States versus China: How does the global power dispute affect Ecuador?
Number Of New Deaths Increases, Rate Of New Cases Increases, Icu Beds Remain Full
One in five domestic workers lost their jobs in the pandemic, in Ecuador women were hit the hardest
Lasso will present a reform to the Higher Education Law allowing more students, EAES test eliminated
Is he left, or right?

New traffic light system announced for back-to-work, experts question decision

Decrease in cases and deaths not the only important factors
Some experts question the return to work
Return to work must be gradual and slow
Community contagion continues
The goal is to achieve herd immunity

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Government begins preparing strategy to fight chronic childhood malnutrition in Ecuador

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

The authorities of the Social Front of the Government formed a commission to fight chronic child malnutrition (DCI) that held its first meeting on the morning of Friday, June 18th, at the Carondelet Palace, with the presence of President Guillermo Lasso and the counselor Luis Enrique Coloma. In addition, the ministers of Economic and Social Inclusion, Mae Montaño; the Minister of Health, Ximena […]

United States imports $1.21 billion in Ecuadorian non-oil exports thru April, trade agreement moves forward

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

According to figures from the Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor), exports to the United States for the first four months of the year grew by 20%, with shipments of $1.209 billion led by shrimp and bananas with $335 million and $181 million, respectively. They were followed by flowers ($154 million), cocoa ($79 million) and fresh fish ($72 million). Meanwhile, […]

The United States versus China: How does the global power dispute affect Ecuador?

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

Fact: the two largest superpowers in the world, the United States and China, are vying for leadership in the world political and economic order. Due to the enormous influence that both countries exert on a global scale, Ecuador and Latin America are inevitably affected by this clash of giants. But concretely, how will this conflict manifest itself […]

Number Of New Deaths Increases, Rate Of New Cases Increases, Icu Beds Remain Full

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

It appeared last week that the country would be bypassing the increases in deaths, new cases, positivity rate, etc. that we had typically seen three weeks post-events; however, at four weeks post lifting of the restrictions across the country, we are seeing increases in almost all the important figures we track. Last week we warned […]

One in five domestic workers lost their jobs in the pandemic, in Ecuador women were hit the hardest

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

This sector was as affected as the hotel industry, indicates a report on Latin America by ECLAC and ILO The National Union of Domestic Workers reports that six out of eight women who lost their jobs in the pandemic have been resuming their activities, but several no longer have Social Security affiliation. Domestic work is […]

Lasso will present a reform to the Higher Education Law allowing more students, EAES test eliminated

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

The President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, announced this past Thursday, June 17, 2021, that in the second week of July, he will personally present to the National Assembly a bill to reform the Organic Law of Higher Education (LOES). Lasso pointed out that the objective of this reform is to have ” free universities and free young people.” It is sought, […]

Is he left, or right?

by Jonathan | June 21, 2021 | Volume 5, Issue 37

I’ve been reading a lot this week about the things that the Lasso government is doing to focus on some serious social problems: childhood malnutrition, unemployment, Covid vaccination, and even the imbalance of salaries and working conditions between men and women in the country. They’ve even retracted the policy of the Correa government that limited […]

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In this article

More from this issue

Government begins preparing strategy to fight chronic childhood malnutrition in Ecuador

United States imports $1.21 billion in Ecuadorian non-oil exports thru April, trade agreement moves forward

The United States versus China: How does the global power dispute affect Ecuador?

Number Of New Deaths Increases, Rate Of New Cases Increases, Icu Beds Remain Full

One in five domestic workers lost their jobs in the pandemic, in Ecuador women were hit the hardest

Lasso will present a reform to the Higher Education Law allowing more students, EAES test eliminated

Is he left, or right?

New traffic light system announced for back-to-work, experts question decision

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