Tag: Ecuador
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Authorities begin investigation into ‘creepy’ case of misidentified dead woman
Ecuadorian authorities are looking into the “creepy” case of a family that received the remains of a woman misidentified as their relative, Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos said on Saturday. According to local media, 74-year-old Alba Maruri on Thursday regained consciousness in a public health facility, almost a month after her family cremated what they…
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Ecuador city runs out of coffins amid COVID-19 crisis
Soaring numbers of COVID-19 deaths in Ecuador’s second city Guayaquil have led to a shortage of coffins, forcing locals to resort to using cardboard boxes, city authorities said Sunday. Authorities in the Pacific port city said they had received a donation of 1,000 pressed cardboard caskets from local producers, and delivered them for use in…
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JUST IN: Another country confirms first case of Coronavirus
Ecuador has confirmed the first case of a fast-spreading new coronavirus in the Andean country, its health minister said on Saturday. The patient is an elderly female Ecuadorean residing in Spain, Catalina Andramuño, the health minister, told reporters. The patient arrived in Ecuador on Feb. 14 on a direct flight from Madrid without showing any…
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets fight back to beat Ecuador
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets of have maintained their perfect start at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament ongoing in Brazil. The team continued their winning streak with a brilliant fightback against Ecuador in the second Group B match of the competition. Coach Manu Garba’s boys who came from behind to beat Hungary in their opening game…