The institution did not specify the faculties, it was only reported that “they are being controlled by medical personnel.”
Cuenca
The effects of the November holiday, for the Day of the Dead and Independence of Cuenca begin to appear. On Thursday afternoon, it was confirmed that 14 students from the Catholic University of Cuenca were recognized as positive cases of COVID-19.
The institution did not specify the faculties, it was only reported that “they are being controlled by medical personnel.” Meanwhile the classes in the different faculties continue normally.
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Through a statement issued this Wednesday, it was mentioned that the infected students are among the campuses located in the cities of Cuenca, Azogues, Cañar and La Troncal, where 31 undergraduate degrees are offered.
In addition, the document attributes that everything originated “after the November holiday.”
According to the institutional web portal, the teaching methodology chosen for this period was hybrid, that is, a fusion between face-to-face and virtual, depending on the type of subjects.
A version of the issue was requested from the authorities of the Zonal Coordination 6 of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), but until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday they did not respond to the request of this newspaper.
According to the MSP vaccinometer, 82.80% of Azuay youths who are in an age range between 18 and 24 have already received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
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While for the second, the percentage decreases to 78.59%, with a cutoff until 4:30 p.m. this Wednesday.
The Cuenca (public), Azuay, Politécnica Salesiana (private) universities also operate in Cuenca, which opted for a blended modality, and of which until now there have been no known cases similar to those of the Catholic one. (I)
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