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Ecuador bets on a return to normal

Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social distancing. There are more than 38,000 cases and 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, according to the latest official figures. Ecuadorian Minister of the Interior Mara Paula Romo speaks to press in the Province of []

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