Chile

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:16 UTC

  PAHO growing concerns with the accelerating pandemic in Brazil, Peru and Chile

  

  International health authorities expressed concern on Tuesday over signs the spread of the new coronavirus is still accelerating in Brazil, Peru, and Chile. The Pan American Health Organization, which serves as the regional office for the World Health Organization, has been monitoring the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Piñera admits Chile's health system in close to the very limit

  

  Chile's healthcare system is under strain and “very close to the limit,” President Sebastian Piñera admitted on Sunday, as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections approaches 70,000 after a rapid increase in recent days.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 10:06 UTC

  Chile passed the 50,000 mark for coronavirus infections

  

  Chile passed the 50,000 mark for coronavirus-related cases on Wednesday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s running tally counted a total of 53,617 infections with 544 fatalities and 22,504 recoveries.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Chilean army sent to contain hungry mobs in poor neighborhoods of Santiago

  

  Coronavirus cases soared in Chile on Tuesday as soldiers were deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about food shortages and job losses.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:47 UTC

  Latin American stocks and currencies rise on hopes of global economic recovery

  

  Latin American stocks and currencies roared higher on Monday, with Brazil shares rising 3.5% as commodity prices surged on hopes of economic recovery as countries eased pandemic-induced lockdowns.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  LATAM Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru to lay off 1,400 workers

  

  LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline conglomerate in Latin America, announced it will lay off 1,400 workers from its branches in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The news was confirmed by the company on May 15, after Reuters released an internal video where LATAM CEO Roberto Alvo announced the measures to its employees.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Clashes with police in Santiago de Chile because of food shortages in the poorest neighborhoods

  

  Police and protesters clashed in Santiago on Monday amid a city-wide lockdown meant to stem the spread of the coronavirus as local officials warned that food shortages had hit one of the Chilean capital's poorest neighborhoods.

• Monday, May 18th 2020 - 07:08 UTC

  Two Chilean ministers and 23 lawmakers under quarantine

  

  Two of Chile´s top Cabinet ministers said on Sunday they would quarantine after coming in close contact with Chilean lawmakers who tested positive for the coronavirus during negotiations in Congress.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Chile digging thousands of fresh graves amid a spike in Covid-19 cases

  

  Thousands of fresh graves are being dug in Santiago's main cemetery amid a spike in Chile's COVID-19 cases, authorities said on Thursday. Chile's infection rate soared this week, prompting the government to declare a mandatory lockdown of Santiago's seven million people from Friday.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Strict measures among essential personnel even in virus free Antarctica bases

  

  As the planet battles the seemingly inexorable spread of the coronavirus, Antarctica remains the only Covid-19-free continent - thanks in the main to strict security and not a little luck. The natural isolation of the frozen and desolate expanse has been taken to new extremes since the WHO declared a pandemic on March 11.