The second week of January was the one with the highest contagion of coronavirus in Ecuador (and other news in a summary to start the day)

While last week a new case of covid was registered in Ecuador every fourteen seconds on average, in Guayaquil this happens every 55 seconds, according to figures from the Ministry of Public Health. This is a new record in 700 days of pandemic.

On another issue, the Justice Commission reduced from 28 to 22 weeks the term that could be allowed for the termination of pregnancy due to rape to girls, adolescents and women. This modification will be included in the final text that must go to a second debate in the plenary session of the Assembly and that will need 70 votes.

Regional weather forecast for this Tuesday, January 18 in Ecuador

One contagion every 14 seconds

In 700 days that the pandemic has been in Ecuador a new record was broken, at the end of the second week of January with more than 42,000 new coronavirus infections. In Guayaquil “the situation is very delicate”, according to the municipal health coordinator, Carlos Farhat.

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Term for abortion due to rape reduced to 22 weeks

It is still uncertain if the 70 votes will be obtained in the plenary session of the National Assembly to approve the bill for abortion due to rape. The Justice Commission changed the time and defined that girls and adolescents under 18 years of age will have up to 22 weeks and women of legal age could interrupt pregnancy up to the 20th week of gestation.

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