MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Ecuador under epidemiological alert for pertussis, yellow fever, and leptospirosis

Ecuador has mandated mask-wearing in schools across provinces like Guayas, Manabí, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Guayaquil, and Pichincha for 60 days due to an epidemiological alert caused by rising cases of whooping cough (321 cases, primarily in children) and yellow fever (four cases in Amazonian provinces). Read full article