The canton of Santo Domingo is at a yellow light, like 178 other cantons, according to the latest announcement from the national COE. There are 13 in red and 29 in green.
Santo Domingo.
Given the “medium-low” risk of contagion from COVID-19, Santo Domingo returned to the yellow traffic light, according to the latest resolution of the national COE, which is in force during this week, from Monday, January 24 to Sunday, January 30.
In addition to Santo Domingo, 179 cantons, such as Cuenca, Quito, Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Santo Domingo, Babahoyo, Tulcán, Esmeraldas, Ambato, Riobamba, Tena, among others, are in the same category.
At a red light, due to their high level of risk of contagion, there are 13 cantons, of which six are in Guayas (Colimes, Daule, Durán, El Triunfo, Milagro, Yaguachi). While in green, for maintaining a low level of risk, there are 29 cantons, such as Isabela (Galapagos), Macará (Loja), Portovelo and Zaruma (El Oro), among others.
Before the yellow traffic light, the municipal authorities ordered that the inhabitants will do voluntary isolation on weekends to prevent infections of the different variants of COVID-19 that circulate in the country.
In addition, the council resolved that citizens do not visit parks, sports fields and other recreational spaces. As well as, the municipal agents will carry out, with the support of uniformed Armed Forces, inspections to control that the capacity of the attendees is met and the biosecurity measures in commercial, gastronomic and entertainment establishments.
COE of Santo Domingo declares cantonal alert in the face of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases
In the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, 14,472 infections were registered until January 21, according to figures from the Ministry of Health. Of them, the majority (12,675) are from the canton of Santo Domingo and the remaining (1,797) infections are from La Concordia. In Santo Domingo, 5% have received the two full doses of vaccination and the booster.
As cases continue to multiply nationwide, patients continue to face drug shortages. This situation motivated the claim of the patients and their relatives in the Gustavo Domínguez and Santo Domingo regional hospitals.
Nilma Mendoza, who arrived with a relative with the virus from Manabí, commented that she does not have money to continue buying medicines in private pharmacies. Likewise, Abraham Cano and Azucena Intriago criticized that they have had to acquire everything from gloves to medicines that are not available in public hospitals. (I)
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