Left-wing Ecuadorean firebrand Rafael Correa made throwing the “Yankees” out of Ecuador a campaign promise in 2006. But one of South America’s worst coronavirus outbreaks has his successor welcoming U.S. military assistance and promising defense purchases, however unlikely.

Bodies of COVID-19 victims lined the streets of coastal Guayaquil in April.

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