Ecuador, also victim of the Covid-19

On 11 March, the World Health Organization described the Covid-19, coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan at the end of December 2019 as a “pandemic”. To date, tens of thousands of cases have been confirmed in China and many other countries (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control).

In Ecuador (https://coronavirusecuador.com/), a national state of health emergency has been declared.

The Government of Ecuador has prohibited all foreigners and Ecuadorians from arriving via air, land, or sea. As of March 17. Ecuador has also prohibited domestic passenger flights and restricted entry to the Galapagos Islands. At this time, we understand these restrictions are scheduled to be in place until April 5.

The Government of Ecuador has restricted movement throughout the country with very limited exceptions and imposed a curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. (changing to 2 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Wednesday, March 25). Local jurisdictions have enacted additional restrictions, the curfew in Guayas and Santa Elena province as well as in the Galapagos Islands, is from 4 p.m. to 5 a.m. These restrictions can change at any time. U.S. citizens should comply with all local laws and monitor local news for any updates.

In these circumstances, travel to Ecuador should be postponed until the situation can be restored.

Ecuador’s Ministry of Health maintains an information page: https://www.salud.gob.ec/coronavirus-covid-19/. The most up to date information can be found on the Ministry’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/salud_ec.

Embassy of United States of America.

For further information about your trip and conditions of travel in Ecuador, do not hesitate to contact our advisers.