Classes in 193 cantons of Ecuador will be virtual from today (and other news in a summary to start the day)

On another issue, the Justice Commission approved a report for the second debate on the law that allows abortion in the event of rape.

The Ministry of Education of Ecuador ordered this Sunday the suspension of face-to-face classes in campuses of 193 cantons that are at a red light.

On another topic, the Justice Commission approved a report for the second debate on the law that allows abortion in case of violation.

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193 cantons of Ecuador will not have face-to-face classes

The authorities considered some parameters to classify a canton as high, medium or low risk. There were at least six criteria: number and trend of confirmed cases, cumulative incidence rate and trend, availability of beds in intensive care units (ICU), transmission scenario, among others. MarĂ­a Brown, Minister of Education, announced that face-to-face classes will be suspended this week in the 193 cantons that are at a red light. The class modality will be telematic or virtual in these locations, at all levels of education.

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These are the cantons of Ecuador that will not have face-to-face classes because they are at a red light

These are the measures issued by the National COE for the week of January 17 to 23

Commission approved report for second debate of law that allows abortion in case of rape

With seven votes in favour, two against and one abstention, the Commission of Justice and Structure of the State approved on Sunday night the report for the second debate of the Organic Law that Guarantees the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy for Girls, Adolescents and Women in Cases of Rape, which was presented by the Ombudsman’s Office in compliance with the ruling of the Constitutional Court, who ordered that institution to prepare said bill. This must still be dealt with by the plenary session in the Second and Definitive Debate, very possibly this week.

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