Update to: Before you book that airline ticket Published: Volume 5, Issue 23 Panama suspends entry of people who have transited through South America; only nationals and residents will be admitted after testing Panamanian authorities reported this Saturday that a case of the Brazilian variant of covid-19 was detected in a patient from Brazil, and for […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Suicide is the leading cause of death in Ecuadorians under 18 years of age. This according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) 2019 technical report on deaths in the country. That year, intentional self-inflicted injuries were the cause of 148 deaths in minors between the ages of 12 and 17, that is, 17.8% […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

This week the National COE decided to put restrictions on driving for the holiday weekend. This is in light of the huge increase in cases and deaths that are being reported for the last week. There are reports that parts of the hospital system are collapsing under the weight of patient admissions. Doctors are saying […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

This week, the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE-N) implemented driving restrictions for the Easter holiday period from April 1st thru April 4th. The reasons for this are the explosion of new cases that are occurring nationwide and the significant increase in the number of new COVID-19 related deaths. Added to this is the fear that […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Officials at an airport in the Galápagos Islands seized 185 baby tortoises on Sunday that were wrapped in plastic and packed in a suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador, according to authorities. The tortoises were discovered in a red suitcase that was on its way to the port city of Guayaquil during an inspection […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!