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Foreign6 days agoEcuador loses third health minister in 40 days
Ecuadorian Health Minister Mauro Falconi resigned from his post less than three weeks ago, the government announced on Wednesday following in his predecessor’s footsteps. Falconi is the third health minister to resign in 40 days. Local media reported major problems on Tuesday and Wednesday with the deployment of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Quito, where the elderly had to wait more than eight hours before being vaccinated. El Comercio newspaper reported that there were also coordination issues with the delivery of the beatings, saying similar issues occurred in Guayaquil. “Our seniors deserve the greatest respect. What happened today has no justification. “I have called for the resignation of the Minister of Health and he will be replaced by Dr Camilo Salinas,” President Lenin Moreno tweeted on Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary General Jorge Wated Reshuan described the events in Quito as “unacceptable” in a tweet. His predecessor, surgeon Rodolfo Farfan, had already.
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APO1 week agoCoronavirus – South Sudan: COVID-19 vaccination kicks off in South Sudan
South Sudan’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off today with health workers receiving their first dose of Astra Zeneca vaccine at Juba University Hospital. The first person in the country to be vaccinated against the virus was the Hon. Minister of Health Elizabeth Achuei. In the coming weeks and months, all frontline health workers in South Sudan will be offered the vaccine as part of a nationwide immunization campaign. Subsequently, people with co-morbidities and people over 65 will also be offered the vaccine. On March 25, 2021, South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility. “The first phase of immunization is being conducted in Central Ecuador State, targeting healthcare workers as well as people aged 65 and over, given their increased risk of serious illness and death from severe disease. potential infection with COVID-19, ”said the Minister of Health. The Honorable Elizabeth Achuei. “The.
- Foreign3 months ago
Ecuador reports 674 new COVID-19 cases, 231,482 in total
Ecuador registered 674 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, with a total of 231,482 cases, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday. In addition, the ministry confirmed three new deaths from the virus, bringing the death toll to 9,714. Meanwhile, 199,332 patients have recovered from the disease so far. The ministry said that all 24 provinces nationwide continue registering an increase in cases due to citizens not following official health recommendations. The province of Pichincha continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic in the country with 81,130 cases, most of which are located in the capital city of Quito. (XINHUA) Short Link: https://wp.me/pcj2iU-3xCO
- Sport5 months ago
Bolivian FA chief apprehended at match over allegations of corruption
The interim head of Bolivia’s football federation (FBF) was detained by police over allegations of corruption during Thursday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match with Ecuador, an associate said. Plainclothes police surprised Marco Rodriguez while he was sitting in the stands with players not involved in the game at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz. Some clubs and the professional football players’ union in Bolivia had accused Rodriguez of corruption and illegal profiteering. He has also failed to comply with a court ruling that forces him to leave the presidency of the FBF. Various factions are vying for control of the body. Votes are scheduled for Friday and Saturday for the 2020-2022 presidency of the FBF. “We believe that there has been bad faith here. We believe that the ultimate goal is not to have an election,” said Gaston Uribe, the executive director of the FBF and a close.
- Sport5 months ago
VAR can only be effective if properly used, Argentina’s coach says
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni says the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system can become efficient as expected only if it is properly and consistently used. “You have to make the VAR system consistent,” Scaloni said after VAR denied the two-times World Cup winners a win in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay on Thursday night. “Because there were situations in which you could have activated it and maybe it would be good to have a consistent approach.” “Football is a dynamic contact sport, the time which passes between a fault and its sanctioning needs to be optimised,” Scaloni added. Argentina dropped points for the first time in their third game of South America’s qualifying rounds, though they also kept their unbeaten run going with a tenth consecutive game without loss. Paraguay survived an Argentinian siege to take home one point in the qualifying rounds for the 2022 Qatar World.
- Sport6 months ago
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria drops by 3 spots, now world 32nd
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by three spots in the October ranking to place 32nd in the world after losing one of it’s international friendly match and drawing another within the period under review. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1488 points in the month of October as against 1493 garnered in September. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Eagles had on Oct. 9 lost 0-1 to Algeria in an international friendly match and settled for a 1-1 draw in another with Tunisia on Oct. 13. The drop in the global spot has also dropped the Nigerian National team to the fourth spot on the continent behind Senegal, Tunisia and Algeria respectively as against the third position it occupied in September. On the global scene, the podium remained unchanged even as 120 international fixtures were played in.
- Sport6 months ago
Late goal gives Argentina 2-1 win over Bolivia
A late goal from Joaquin Correa helped Argentina come from behind to beat Bolivia 2-1 on Tuesday, and maintain their 100 per cent record in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Bolivia took the lead after 24 minutes when captain Marcelo Martins rose unmarked to head home a cross from the left. However, Argentina, who beat visitors Ecuador 1-0 in their opener last week, equalised seconds before halftime. This was after a clearance from defender Jose Maria Carrasco hit Lautaro Martinez just yards from goal and flew into the net. Correa then got Argentina’s winner with a sweet left-foot strike 11 minutes from the final whistle as Bolivia suffered another defeat following their 5-0 thrashing away to Brazil last week. The result was Argentina’s ninth game unbeaten under coach Lionel Scaloni and their first win in Bolivia since 2005. It came in spite of their evident troubles with the thin.
- Sport6 months ago
Injury time goal gives Uruguay 2-1 victory over Chile
Substitute Maxi Gomez scored in injury time to give Uruguay a barely deserved 2-1 win over Chile on Thursday. The win did get the home side off to a victorious start in their opening World Cup qualifying match for Qatar 2022. Uruguay took the lead six minutes before half-time when Luis Suarez scored a penalty kick, awarded after handball and with the aid of the video assistant referee (VAR). Alexis Sanchez got the equaliser for Chile 10 minutes into the second half when he took a neat pass from Charles Aranguiz and slid an angled shot into the net with his right foot. With the South American qualifiers twice pushed back from the scheduled start in March, it was almost a year since either team had played a full international. Both sides tired as the game looked like petering out at a fan-free Centenario stadium in Montevideo. However Gomez, who.
- Sport6 months ago
Messi penalty kick gives Argentina winning start over Ecuador
Argentina got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi’s penalty kick gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador at home. The Argentine FA piped fan noise around the empty Bombonera stadium and the chants of “Messi! Messi!” were vindicated as early as the 12th minute. That was when he put Argentina ahead from the penalty kick spot, after Lucas Ocampos was fouled inside the penalty area. Argentina had lost one of their last eight World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador. Although they could not add to the scoreline, they never looked in danger of losing in a scrappy game against limited opponents. The top four teams in South America’s 10-team group qualify automatically for Qatar 2022 and the fifth-placed side goes into an inter-regional playoff. (Edited By: Olawale Alabi) Source: NAN Short Link: https://wp.me/pcj2iU-3vdA
- COVID-196 months ago
COVID-19 chaos awaits Messi and Neymar in South America’s World Cup qualifiers
South America needs only to look at its club league competitions to see what might happen when FIFA World Cup qualifying starts this week in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Rio de Janeiro club side Flamengo spent eight days in Ecuador, played two games in the Copa Libertadores and then returned home with more than 15 infected players. Flamengo then went to court to try to avoid playing their next game in the Brazilian championship. It was not without a certain irony. The Brazilian champions and Copa Libertadores winners were one of the clubs which had pushed hardest for the return of football in Brazil during the pandemic. Boca Juniors from Buenos Aires also registered more than a dozen infected players — even before September’s resumption of the Copa Libertadores. The competition also marked the return of football in Argentina, where professional leagues have been on hiatus since March..
