Merco Press, Author at The Santiago Times

Piñera and more than 1,5 million Chileans inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine

February 13, 2021 Merco Press

Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera received on Friday the first dose of the Sinovac vaccine against the virus caused by Covid-19. The president is eligible to receive the inoculation with the Chinese vaccine along with those […]

How Chile became an unlikely winner in the Covid-19 vaccine race

February 13, 2021 Merco Press

By Veronica Díaz-Cerda At first glance, it may seem that the race to acquire COVID-19 vaccines has been won by western nations. But alongside the UK, Canada, USA and EU, another country has also secured […]

Chile to expel more than 100 illegal immigrants as border crisis grows

February 11, 2021 Merco Press

Chile will expel more than one hundred Colombian and Venezuelan migrants who entered the South American nation across its remote northern border, the interior minister said on Tuesday, part of a broader plan to crack […]

Police shooting of street artist sparks violent protests

February 7, 2021 Merco Press

The fatal shooting of a street artist in Chile led to protesters clashing with police in the capital Santiago over the weekend. The events were sparked by the death of a juggler in the southern […]