QUITO, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's intensive care units (ICUs) are on average 85 percent full with patients suffering from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Health Minister Juan Carlos Zevallos said on Wednesday.
"That has not changed since last week," but "there are provinces with more serious problems" in terms of ICU occupancy, Zevallos said in a virtual press conference from the United States, where he was negotiating the purchase of more COVID-19 vaccines.
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