QUITO – Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso said on Thursday (Apr 28) to lift mask mandates for both indoor and outdoor spaces with immediate effect.
The decision is based on vaccination figures of 87% for those aged 3 and over and COVID-19 test positivity rates of just 5%, he said, as well as an effort to give second booster shots to adults.
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals has fallen drastically, he added, as has the number of deaths from the virus.
Ecuador has gradually rolled back restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus, but still requires visitors to present either a record of vaccination or a negative PCR test.
