President of Ecuador William Lassotested positive for COVID-19 this Wednesday, a day after the country’s confirmed cases of the disease passed 900,000, according to a statement from the Public Relations Secretariat.
William Lasso66 years old, asymptomatic, and being sent from the Carondelet Palace, the seat of the government of Ecuador, which is also the residence of the President, where he will follow the relevant medical protocols.
The positivity of the Ecuadorian ruler came to light on the tenth day in a row of protests against the management of the economy by the executive branch, convened mainly by the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador (Conaye), with the remainder of two dead demonstrators and at least a hundred wounded.
William Lasso He was waiting for a response from Conaie President Leonidas Isa to attend the dialogue, which the leader currently avoids, not believing that the government is committed to fully complying with the specifications of his organization.
Protests in Ecuador
Among the demands are the reduction and freezing of prices for all types of fuel, control of prices for essential goods, the obligation Government that state-owned companies will not be privatized and that they will not expand or grant new mining and oil concessions in the Amazon.
These protests come after the first year of Lasso’s presidential term, which was focused mainly on vaccinations and economic recovery.
Thanks to vaccination, which records 83% of people over 3 years of age with two doses, 38% with three, and almost 4% with four injections, infection rates did not rise after mandatory mask wearing in both public and indoor settings. . (EFE)
Source: RPP
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