The Secretary of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (Senescyt) approved the protocols for the return to face-to-face classes from 21 universities and collegesannounced Juan Zapata, president of the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE).
The educational establishments that will return to attendance are:
- Admiral Illingworth Higher Institute of Technology
- Bolivarian Technological Higher Institute
- Cemlad Higher Technological Institute
- Higher Technological Institute Cenestur
- Higher Institute of Technology Guayaquil
- Higher Technological Institute Incine
- Higher Adventist Technological Institute of Ecuador
- Higher Technological Institute Ismael Pérez Pazmiño, Manuel Encalada Zúñiga, José Ochoa León and El Oro
- Higher Technological Institute of Comprehensive Studies
- Higher Technological Institute of Soccer Quito
- Superior Conservatory José María Rodríguez
- Kachariy Higher Technological Institute
- San Antonio Higher Technological Institute
- Mediform Higher Technological Institute
- Higher Technological Institute Project 2000
- Quilloac Higher Technological Institute
- Higher Technological Institute Sucre
- Tungurahua Higher Technological Institute
- Guayaquil University
- Bolivar State University
- Amazon State University
On the other hand, Zapata gave a summary of the epidemiological situation of the country, based on reports from the Ministry of Health. “The data continues to be encouraging,” she said.
While in the third week of January there were 51,569 cases, for the first week of March there were 9,007 cases. “An extremely marked downward trend,” he stressed.
The Hospital care has also decreased from 58,287 to 2,127, positivity rates in antigen tests went from 62% to 13% and in RT PCR tests they dropped from 63% to 9%. Likewise, the occupancy level in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) is at 50%.
These figures, however, do not reflect data related to the carnival Holiday, whose effects will be evaluated in the following days, Zapata clarified. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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