People watch the construction of burial vaults in the Angela Maria Canalis cemetery as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) overwhelms sanitary authorities, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno announced on Friday the creation of a humanitarian assistance account that will be funded with contributions from companies and citizens to address the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
"The pandemic hit us at a critical moment, when we were trying to get ahead after a very tough economic crisis," Moreno added in a televised speech. "It hit us without a cent in the state's accounts."
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