Tag: Punta Arenas

• Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, has the largest rate of Covid-19 positive cases

  

  Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile is the country's region with the largest rate of Covid-19 positive cases, according to the latest official data. On Sunday 108 new contagion cases were reported, 44 of which of random swabbing in the region mainly in the capital Punta Arenas.

• Thursday, October 29th 2020 - 00:09 UTC

  Chile and Spain celebrating the 500ths anniversary of the Magellan Strait discovery in Punta Arenas

  

  Chile and Spain are celebrating the 500th-anniversary discovery of the Magellan Strait, on November first 1520, by the round of the world expedition of Fernando Magellan and his second in command Sebastián Elcano, who had left Spain on September 1519, with five ships and some 247 crew, and only returned three years later with one vessel and 18 men.

• Monday, August 24th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Covid-19 controversy in Punta Arenas: Chief Medical Officer resigns following ministerial criticism

  

  The Chief Medical Officer from Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile resigned following an outbreak of Covid-19 cases in Punta Arenas and serious statements from the Chilean minister of Health which were interpreted as criticisms towards the management of the pandemic

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 22:02 UTC

  Falkands: Successful repatriation flight to Punta Arenas

  

  The repatriation flight organised by the Falkland Islands Government arrived this morning, 31 July 2020, from Punta Arenas, Chile returning two Falkland Island residents to the Islands, and departing with 30 passengers on-board.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 21:02 UTC

  Falklands : Repatriation flight to Punta Arenas

  

  On July 13 ExCo approved measures to facilitate a repatriation flight for approximately 50 individuals present in the Falklands who had planned to return home via scheduled flights, but due to the suspension of the LATAM services to South America had been unable to do so.

• Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:30 UTC

  Chile's Covid 19 death toll has risen to 5,509, including 162 reported on Sunday

  

  Chile on Sunday reported a total of 271,982 coronavirus infections since the outbreak began in the country, and 4,216 in the last 24 hours, of which 12 correspond to the Magallanes region in the extreme south of the country.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Four passengers dead on the MS Zaandam which last called in Punta Arenas

  

  Four passengers have died on a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of Panama with more than 130 others aboard suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of whom have coronavirus, the vessel's operator said on Friday.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Good news and bad news for Punta Arenas tourism industry

  

  Good news and bad news for the tourism industry of Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile. The good news is that this Friday some 3.150 cruise visitors are expected to land in the city, they are passengers from the Norwegian Star and the Viking Jupiter, each contributing with 2.348 and 800 pax.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 11:06 UTC

  Falklands, UK forces and South Georgia: The search for the Chilean aircraft continues

  

  The Search and Rescue operation of the Chilean Air Force’s C-130, that made full use of assets and personnel available of the Falkland Islands Government (FIG), the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), continues along with the Chile’s search command, according to a joint statement released on Friday:

• Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands provides sea and air support for the search of missing Chilean aircraft

  

  Falkland Islands based PHAROS SG, on regular deployment as a South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands fishery patrol vessel, returned on Tuesday morning to Stanley Harbour, after assisting in the search for wreckage and debris from the Chilean C130 aircraft that went missing on Monday 09 December.