Source: From Tuesday, mobilization and commercial activities will be limited

From Tuesday, mobilization and trade will be limited The president said that the restrictions on international flights, ban meetings and ordering the population to stay at home, the country is preventing the spread of coronavirus.

So far, this pandemic has left two dead and 37 infected. The president, Lenin Moreno, announced new measures to try to control the spread of the virus in the country. These measures take refuge in the declaration of health emergency in force since March 11.

Mobility Thus, Moreno said, from 06:00 on Tuesday , March 17, 2020, the movement of people and vehicles throughout the country is permitted for:

Buy food, essential items and pharmaceuticals.

Go to health centers.

Reaching the workplace and return to homes.

Caring for seniors, people with disabilities and people with serious illnesses.

For emergencies proven.

Fueling.

Moreno added that the Police and the Armed Forces, if necessary, will monitor compliance with these measures.

Commercial activities The president also announced that from Tuesday 17 March, is suspended in business establishments that concentrate more than 30 people, except for those that sell: Necessities, pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic. Financial services. Pet food. Telecommunications equipment.

Cafes and restaurants may not work, but will be able to make deliveries, while food services in hotels, guesthouses and lodges will be used exclusively for its guests.

“The time spent in commercial establishments authorized to operate must be strictly necessary to purchase food or products”. Lenin Moreno The president added that “No products were consumed within those establishments and agglomerations will be avoided. Also it checks that customers and employees have the distance to the least one meter to avoid possible contagion “. Coronavirus test The test used to detect whether a person is infected or not with coronavirus is free for people presenting with fever, dry cough or difficulty breathing. Also for people who are in the epidemiological fence. “There is no cost for those who are within the epidemiological encirclement and seniors have priority”. The Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS), added the president, will “evidence necessary for its members”. But, regarding the price charged for private laboratories, Moreno said only that controls be made to avoid speculation. Classes and telecommuting Moreno ratified the suspension of classes across the country and ordered teachers and students should stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The SECRETARIAT Risk detailed, in its latest progress report, that the suspension of class at all levels will be until April 5, 2020 and must be recovered at the end of the school year Sierra.

And there are rules for: Administrative staff and faculty will continue toiling through the modality of telework from their homes. Teachers made curriculum planning, training and other activities office online. Moreno insisted that the government is “developing the platform for tele – education” and explained that the Government has implemented the telework modality aiming to expand progressively. He also said that workers and employers should agree on hours and working arrangements and was emphatic in stating that there will be layoffs. Basic services The president said he has directed that no cuts in basic services are conducted in the residential sector as long as the health emergency. And it announced benefits for customers of the state telephone: “CNT will open the ‘premium’ signal to all subscribers television service. In addition, it will double the speed of the fixed Internet and 50% increase in gigabits telephony services. ” Taxes and banks “Tax payments in April, May and June will differ in six months , ” Moreno said. He added that made the decision “despite the fiscal difficulties we face, thought of the support needed by tourism sectors, exporters chains and small taxpayers”. The president also said they are “working with the supervisory authorities, with the financial system, with the public sector, the private sector and cooperatives to ease the payments to be done in the coming months.” The coronavirus in the country Until the afternoon of Sunday 15 March, the Emergency Operations Committee confirmed 37 positive cases of coronavirus, two deaths and 273 people in the epidemiological fence. The government declared a health emergency last March 11, 2020 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has already left more than 160,000 infected in over 80 countries.