After Ecuador eased its lockdown, the virus surged in Quito
By GONZALO SOLANOJuly 29, 2020 GMT
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Struggling to breathe, Luis Gualotuña arrived before dawn Wednesday at a coronavirus testing site in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, which has experienced an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases since the government started to reopen the economy last month.
Hours later, Gualotuña was still in a long line, waiting.
“My throat hurts, my body hurts. I have general discomfort and I came here to find out if I have COVID. There is nothing left to do but wait,” said Gualotuña, a 34-year-old unemployed carpenter.
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