By the end of August 2020, the pandemic caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has killed 826 743 people worldwide All countries have been hit by the infection and have failed to prevent the progression of the infection in their populations Ecuador, which already had serious social and economic difficulties before the pandemic, now faces very serious funding problems The rate of diagnostic tests per 1 000 inhabitants is one of the lowest in the region, while the lethality of COVID-19 is one of the highest in the world The trend has been to have cities paralyzed by fear, hospitals unable to receive more patients, people wandering the streets risking their lives to raising some money to support themselves and their families Among the dead are friends, colleagues, parents, and grandparents, in addition to the excess mortality recorded in all cities of the country that account for indirect deaths from the pandemic The health personnel have been the most sacrificed and continues to provide its contingent despite the limitations of supplies and medicines from hospitals © 2020 Academia Nacional de Medicina All rights reserved
Perspectives of the pandemic in Ecuador