Coronavirus Update for June 4th, 2020: The travel ban has been lifted so you're now able to fly to Ecuador from other Latin American countries and the US. However, there are lots of restrictions and requirements, including a 14 day hotel quarantine that might make you stay away a little longer. We also give you a COVID-19 update and share some of the death statistics with you and talk about the current state of the coronavirus quarantine in Ecuador.
Perhaps the hardest hit people don't have the virus and never had it. They are the elderly, disabled, orphans and jobless families of Olón, Montañita and other nearby comunas who have been starving due to lack of food. Since this region of Ecuador relies heavily on tourism and most people earn their income either directly or indirectly from it, the ongoing travel ban has really created a hardship for them. They simply have no money to buy food.
Our fundraiser has been very successful and we're so grateful for all of our donors! We raised over $27,000, but we will officially be out of money this week. There are other fundraisers being run by several of the volunteers, but they're running low on funds, too.
The situation is actually worse now than it was 2 months ago. Not only do the people who live day-to-day still need help, but lots of skilled workers have run through their savings over the past 3 months making it difficult for them to buy food to feed their families.
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Poster Comment:
Can't remember if I've posted this anywhere here. 'Twas sent by my friend(s) who moved to Ecuador and found problems there. They thought to escape it for Italy but report that Italy is going totally "fascist" with the Covid racket. Think I've convinced 'em to move back to the Upcountry.
I asked 'em why they don't move to Panama. "It's even worse there," came the reply.
How Pinguinite does this video compare with your experience? Hope you can shoot it down. Hope you all are aware how easy it is to change playback speed in YT.