A inter-institutional operation It was held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at noon in a downtown area alternative therapies located nearby Caupicho, south of Quito. According to the authorities of the municipality, there were supposedly commercialized fake vaccines to patients who have contracted Covid-19.
Cesar Diaz, Secretary of Security and Administration of the mayor’s office, reported it testimonials of people who came there establishment. “Ten daily shifts were offered recovered from the coronavirus and other health problems as well. ” Research it was verified that the owner of that center supplied 70,000 doses. He added that this site charged $ 15 for the presumed vaccine and each person was to receive three doses.
Cristian Paredes, Deputy Mayor of Pichincha, said complaints had been received for a week. “A job of Intelligence By the Township. We have pictures, videos and enough arguments to see the bad practices being carried out “.
When the surgery started, the patients were there turned off. The owner of it alternative medicine, Lucia Peñafiel, said there are no vaccines, but vitamins and serums to strengthen people’s defenses.
Also treatments with laser beams and with light machines infra-red. “I have treated approximately 20,000 coronavirus patients here.” I have also given them vitamin C, paracetamol and back for people with back pain.
In that place, users they didn’t use a mask and press together while waiting for their turn to be served. Peñafiel indicated that police, army and officials of the Presidency of the Republic, which were treated with infrared therapy. “We put heat on it that acts as if we were giving them oxygen.”
The neighbors were angry when the authorities arrived and asked not to clausure the store. “It made me sick COVID-19 and the doctor saved me. I believe the Virgin protects him and so do we because we are devotees. People have come here in very bad circumstances, ”he said. Angelica Masa.
“My 90-year-old mother got along well C vitamin and with the treatment in the hot bed it was like that for two months, ” Carmen Parra. He said 12 family members had the same problem and Viteri healed them.
Isabel Bunshe and her husband Jose Chavez they also got sick. “My kids wanted to take my husband to the hospital and I didn’t. I took him to the hospital alternative medicine and it’s okay, now he’s looking for work to support us. ”
In today’s speech, officials of the Metropolitan Control Agency, the police, the security secretariat, the Metropolitan Agents Corps, the Ministry of Health and the National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (Arcsa).
In its Twitter account, the AMC said “we have one clandestine medical center where a ‘vaccine’ was offered for the COVID-19 without any kind of operation or authorization from the competent authorities. A sanction process has been started against the owners of this company. ”