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Ecuador detects three cases of new Covid-19 variant
August 30|
The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of Ecuador confirmed the existence in the country of the EG-5 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the same that has led to the rebound of the disease in China and other countries such as Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the United States and the Dominican Republic.
The National Undersecretary of Public Health Surveillance, attached to the MSP, Francisco Perez, reported that the three cases identified were located in the Andean province of Pichincha, whose capital is Quito, which leads to presume that the variant transits through other regions of the nation.
The official remarked that the first case was detected three weeks ago and is currently at home with no symptoms and no possibility of having infected other people. The other two people identified with the variant do not pave the way for knowing the existence of new cases.
“We have not had the effects that the circulation of this variant has had in other countries,” said the health official, who took the opportunity to recommend to the population to increase basic health care, especially those with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory problems and others.
He suggested the use of masks and respecting vaccination schedules to avoid contagion and severe complications, such as the “seasonal vaccine” available in the national health system for people at risk, but revealed that a regular dose is being analyzed to be incorporated to the general inoculation system.
EG.5 is a subvariant of the Omicron lineage of Covid-19 and has already generated concern because it circulates freely in several countries. According to the MOH, XBB.1.5 is the dominant Covid-19 variant in Ecuador, although others such as XBB.1.16.1 have been detected in the provinces of Pichincha, Tungurahua and Pastaza.
Other variants that the MSP keeps under monitoring are XBB.1.9.2 (Cotopaxi and Pichincha), XBB.1.9.2 (Chimborazo and Pichincha) and XBB.2.3.3 (Pichincha). However, the entity assures that the contagion is scarce and practically no deaths have been registered due to this disease in the last weeks, said Perez.
In another sense, the undersecretary warned about the rebound of dengue cases and stated that, so far this year, 16 deaths have been confirmed due to this disease, a figure that equals the total number of deaths of the previous year.
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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