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Coronavirus in Ecuador: bodies on the streets of Guayaquil 6:53
(CNN Spanish) - Jorge Wated, who leads the Joint Task Force in the face of the coronavirus crisis in Ecuador, said on Wednesday that medical experts informed the Emergency Operations Committee that "only for coronaviruses" it is estimated that in the coming months there are between 2,500 and 3,500 deaths in the province of Guayas.
At a press conference, Wated, who is in charge of building a cemetery for the burial of the deceased in Guayaquil due to this disease, acknowledged "any mistake" made and apologized to those who experienced delays in the removal of the bodies of their loved ones. .
"No one, much less the authorities, have been hiding the official death toll in the country," he said.
A woman wearing a face mask and gloves cries while waiting for the body of a relative in front of a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (ENRIQUE ORTIZ / AFP via Getty Images)
According to the latest report of the National Service for Risk and Emergency Management of Ecuador (SNGRE), 2,758 cases of coronavirus and 98 deaths were confirmed in the country. Of the latter, s 63 belong to Guayas.
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