Ecuador will spend $219 million to fight coronavirus infection

The Ecuadorian government will allocate $219 million to combat the spread of coronavirus infection, said the head of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health, Juan Carlos Zevallos, during a video conference. Follow the developments in the broadcast: Coronavirus in the world: countries in search of a vaccine - all the news. According to him, the Ecuadorian authorities intend to spend money on developing a new strategy for tracking infected people, as well as on strengthening the public health system. It is expected that funds will be allocated for the expansion of existing hospitals in the country and an increase in the bed fund in intensive care units. There are currently 142 hospitals in Ecuador that receive patients with coronavirus infection. They employ 54,997 health workers, of which 2,273 were employed during the pandemic. In Ecuador, 131,146 cases of coronavirus of a new type have been confirmed to date. The victims of COVID-19 complications in this Latin American country were 11,213 people.
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