Ecuador's largest city allowed some businesses to reopen on Wednesday following a fall in daily deaths from the coronavirus pandemic that had for weeks required the city to remain in quarantine.
People walk on a street as the city allowed some businesses to reopen on Wednesday following a fall in daily deaths due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Guayaquil, Ecuador May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino
Guayaquil in March and April faced a brutal outbreak of the virus that left hospitals overwhelmed and authorities struggling to collect the bodies of presumed COVID-19 victims. Guayaquil’s municipal government said in a social media video that daily death rates linked to COVID-19 in Guayaquil had dropped to around 10 per day in May from a peak of 460 in April.
Municipal offices opened to the public with limited hours. The city is maintaining a curfew and some restrictions on vehicle traffic. Domestic and international flights remain halted.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Hundreds of McDonald's workers plan Wednesday strike over COVID-19 protectionsWorkers accuse McDonald's of not doing enough to protect them from coronavirus, leading to infections. Corporate officials deny the allegations.
Weiterlesen »
Texas church cancels masses following death of a possibly Covid-19 positive priestA church in Houston has canceled mass indefinitely after one of its priests died and five others subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus.
Weiterlesen »
New Jersey lowers Covid-19 death toll at long-term care facilities by 1,400New Jersey on Tuesday lowered the number of reported coronavirus-related deaths at its long-term care facilities by about 1,400, after health officials determined those residents had not received a lab-confirmed diagnosis for Covid-19 before they died
Weiterlesen »
Asian American COVID-19 death rate in San Francisco concerning, researchers sayResearchers said that the city's overall recorded number of deaths wasn't large enough to draw conclusions but that they're concerned and seeking more data.
Weiterlesen »
Mexico's COVID-19 death toll could be three times official countMexico's coronavirus death toll could be three times the official count.
Weiterlesen »
Nicaragua reports more pneumonia deaths, some tied to COVID-19Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that 309 people have died of pneumonia since January in the Central American country, 87 more people than in the same period last year, but that only some deaths were linked to the coronavirus.
Weiterlesen »