Health authorities have detailed that there is a downward trend in Ecuador and spoke about the mandatory use of a mask.
From Friday, February 11, 2022, it will no longer be necessary to PCR or antigen test to enter Ecuador.
What will be required is the vaccination certificate against COVID-19 which is downloaded through the page of the Ministry of Health.
the requirements of diagnostic tests have been removed due to low in infections in the country. For example, in the first week of January 2022, 45,490 new cases were detected, while in the fourth week, cases dropped to 24,803. While the first week of February were 9,032.
Vaccination of children 3 and 4 years old
The Ministry of Health detailed that from February 15, 2022, children will be vaccinated. 3 and 4 year olds.
Parents will be able to take them to health centers in the country and the vaccine approved for minors will be Sinovac.
Use of a mask
Ximena Garzón, Minister of Health, said that when there is a viral positivity below 5 in Ecuador, biosafety measures could be reconsidered in the country, as countries like England have done where the use of face mask in open spaces it is not mandatory“. It also depends on the citizenship that we take care of ourselves, “said Garzón. (AVV)
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