Ecuador's president has announced an end to coronavirus limits on public and private gatherings, but the South American country will continue to require foreign visitors to show proof of vaccinations or a negative Covid-19 test, Reuters reports.

President Guillermo Lasso said the government made the decision to end two years of pandemic containment measures because Ecuador has reached its goal of fully vaccinating 85 per cent of the population above five years old.

Both new infections and Covid-related deaths have steadily fallen in recent weeks, according to government data.

All workplaces, sporting events, shopping centres, theatres and other entertainment venues can all operate at full capacity, said Lasso, speaking from the Pacific port city of Guayaquil.

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